broom
- Top 10000
Sense 1
- noun
- B2
A brush on a long handle that you use to sweep dust and bits of dirt off the floor.
The broom is behind the door if you need it.
He swept the broken glass into a corner with a broom.
Our old broom has lost half of its bristles.
She leaned the broom against the wall and sat down.
Common collocations: sweep with a broom · broom handle · a worn broom · broom cupboard · lean the broom against
Part of: Cleaning and repairs, The garden
Sense 2 · less common
- noun
- C2
A wild bush with thin green stems and many small bright yellow flowers, growing on dry open ground.
Yellow broom covers the whole hillside every spring.
Broom grows well on poor sandy soil and needs little water.
Bees hummed around the bright flowers of the broom.
Common collocations: yellow broom · a broom bush · broom in flower
Part of: Plants, The garden, Landscape