BROOM Synonyms
There are 11 hypernyms of the word broom. (close relations)
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| brush | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a dense growth of bushes • an implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle • momentary contact • conducts current between rotating and stationary parts of a generator or motor • a bushy tail or part of a bushy tail (especially of the fox) • a minor short-term fight • the act of brushing your teeth • the act of brushing your hair • contact with something dangerous or undesirable verb • rub with a brush, or as if with a brush • touch lightly and briefly • clean with a brush • sweep across or over • remove with or as if with a brush • cover by brushing | ||||||
| sweeper | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • an employee who sweeps (floors or streets etc.) • a cleaning implement with revolving brushes that pick up dirt as the implement is pushed over a carpet • little-known nocturnal fish of warm shallow seas with an oblong compressed body | ||||||
| besom | nounn | |||||
noun • a broom made of twigs tied together on a long handle | ||||||
| heather | nounn | |||||
noun • common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the Northern Hemisphere • interwoven yarns of mixed colors producing muted greyish shades with flecks of color | ||||||
| ling | nounn | |||||
noun • water chestnut whose spiny fruit has two rather than 4 prongs • common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the Northern Hemisphere • elongated marine food fish of Greenland and northern Europe; often salted and dried • American hakes • elongate freshwater cod of northern Europe and Asia and North America having barbels around its mouth | ||||||
| sweep | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a wide scope • someone who cleans soot from chimneys • winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge • a long oar used in an open boat • (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running around the end of the line • a movement in an arc verb • sweep across or over • move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions • sweep with a broom or as if with a broom • force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action • to cover or extend over an area or time period • clean by sweeping • win an overwhelming victory in or on • cover the entire range of • make a big sweeping gesture or movement | ||||||
| calluna vulgaris | nounn | |||||
noun • common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the Northern Hemisphere | ||||||
| scots heather | nounn | |||||
noun • common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the Northern Hemisphere | ||||||
