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broom
noun(broom)
any of various leguminous shrubs (especially genera Cytisus and Genista) with long slender branches, small leaves, and usually showy yellow flowers; especially : scotch broom
broom
noun(broom)
a bundle of firm stiff twigs or fibers bound together on a long handle especially for sweeping
broom
verb(broom)
to sweep with or as if with a broom
broom
verb(broom)
to finish (something, such as a concrete surface) by means of a broom
broom
noun(broom)
a long-handled wide brush that is designed to be pushed and is used for sweeping
broom
noun(broom)
a deciduous broom (Cytisus scoparius) of western Europe that is widely cultivated for its bright yellow or partly red flowers and that has become naturalized in North America
broom
noun(broom)
a small broom with a short handle used especially for light cleaning or as a clothes brush
broom
noun(broom)
an abnormal tufted growth of small branches on a tree or shrub caused especially by parasitic organisms (such as fungi, viruses, or aphids)
broom
verb(broom)
to move down : drop; also : diminish
broom
verb(broom)
to let descend : let down
broom
verb(broom)
to depress as to direction

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