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Word entry · 5 letters

broom

Best crossword clue

"Closet sweeper"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /bɹuːm/Part of speech verb, nounSorted bmoorStarts with BEnds with M4 cluesCommon crossword word
1B2R3O4O5M

Definitions

  1. finish with a broom

Word origin

Inherited from Middle English brom, from Old English brōm (“brushwood”), from Proto-West Germanic *brām (“bramble”) (compare Saterland Frisian Brom, West Frisian brem, Dutch braam, German Low German Braam), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrem-, from *bʰer- ‘edge’. Related to brim, brink.

Used in a sentence

  • Meronyms: broomstick (handle), bavin (head)
  • At the same time, the encroachment of vegetation proceeds apace, and broom and brambles have already made portions of the line impassable, even on foot.
  • […] and thy broom groves, Whose shadow the dismissed bachelor loves, Being lass-lorn […]

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Used as a crossword answer4 curated clues

01Closet sweeper5 letters
02Sweeper with a handle5 letters
03Tool for sweeping5 letters
04Sweeping tool5 letters

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