Antonyms for broom
brum, brʊmbroom

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1. • Cleaning Implement
   • Finish
   • Shrub
   • Wipe

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1. broomnoun

   a cleaning implement for sweeping; bundle of straws or twigs attached to a long handle

   Synonyms:
   heather, ling

2. broomnoun

   any of various shrubs of the genera Cytisus or Genista or Spartium having long slender branches and racemes of yellow flowers

   Synonyms:
   heather, ling

3. heather, ling, Scots heather, broom, Calluna vulgarisverb

   common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere

   Synonyms:
   ling, heather mixture, burbot, heather, eelpout, ling ko, cusk

4. sweep, broomverb

   sweep with a broom or as if with a broom

   "Sweep the crumbs off the table"; "Sweep under the bed"

   Synonyms:
   span, traverse, cross, drag, sweep, embroil, sail, sweep up, tangle, brush, swing out, swing, drag in

5. broomverb

   finish with a broom

   Synonyms:
   sweep

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1. broomnoun

   Synonyms:
   besom, whisk (small broom)

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. broom

   Synonyms:
   Sarothamnus scoparius, Cytisus scoparius, broomtops, genista, Irish broom, Scotch broom

How to use broom in a sentence?

1. Michele Bachmann:

   They said well, there's a broom closet over here off of Statuary Hall.

2. Unknown:

   A new broom sweeps clean!

3. Tim Murtaugh:

   Democrats are trying to keep President Trump from speaking to voters because they know the enthusiasm behind President Trump reelection campaign can not be matched by Joe Biden -- a historically weak candidate controlled by the radical left who could hold a campaign event in a broom closet.

4. Mother Teresa:

   There should be less talk a preaching point is not a meeting point. What do you do then Take a broom and clean someone's house. That says enough.

5. Tom Jennings:

   Patty Hearst was plucked out basically from a life of luxury … having been raised by the Patty Hearst family, to being tied up in a broom closet for days on end, being indoctrinated to this point of view that, everything having to do with how society was held together was wrong, who among us is to say how we would react under those kinds of circumstances ?

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