brooms

Bristled cleaning tools

Brooms are long-handled cleaning tools with stiff bristles or fibers at one end, used for sweeping floors and other surfaces.

The verb broom means to sweep with a broom.

In curling, players broom the ice in front of a sliding stone to control its speed and direction.

Broom also names a shrub with yellow flowers and slender branches that were traditionally used to make brooms.

cleaning

sweep

Brush clean with broom

debris · dirt · dust · housework · chores · janitor · cobwebs · corners · tidy · whisk

witchcraft

flying

Moving through air

midnight · silhouette · moon · magical · enchanted · Quidditch · besom · wicked · spellcasting · coven

curling

curling

Forming curved shapes

  • iceWater's solid form
  • sportCompetitive physical activity
  • sweepersFloor-cleaning tools or people

stone · skip · bonspiel · rink · sheet · Olympic · hammer · house · button · delivery

plant

shrub

Small woody plant

heath · hillside · ornamental · seedpods · fragrant · thicket · wildflower · golden

Categories
Opposites
cleaning method

broomsmops

Floor-washing implements

pressure washers

function

broomsspreaders

Things that disp

applicators · dispensers · sprayers · dustpans

Phrases
Family

broom, broomstick, brooming, broomed, broomsticks, broomcorn

Familiarity
Top 10,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G