Skip to main content

brooma brush with a long handle used for sweeping floors

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a brush with a long handle used for sweeping floors

Pronunciation (IPA): /bruːm/

Korean meaning: 바닥을 쓸기 위한 긴 손잡이가 달린 빗자루

Korean pronunciation: **브**룸

Example Sentences

  • Harry Potter's flying broom broke down right before the Quidditch match.
  • The janitor always keeps his broom in the supply closet.
  • My grandmother's old broom works better than any modern vacuum cleaner.

broom

NOUN

//bruːm//

a brush with a long handle used for sweeping floors

broom concept
💡 Concept

a cheerful woman grips a long wooden handle attached to bundled bristles at the bottom. She pushes the bristled end across the floor in smooth sweeping motions. The bristles gather up crumbs, dust, and small pieces of debris as they move. Piles of collected dirt form neat lines where the bristles have passed. A small child watches nearby, learning how the cleaning tool works. A cat jumps away from the sweeping path as more debris gets collected. a brush with a long handle being used for sweeping floors

broom rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

With his broom he sweeps the bloom into the peaceful room!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/bruːm/
🇬🇧 UK/bruːm/

🌳Etymology

Rootbroom

Origin

고대 영어 'brōm'에서 유래되었으며, 원래는 빗자루를 만드는 데 사용되던 관목(broom plant)을 의미했습니다. 이 식물의 가지들을 묶어서 청소 도구로 사용했던 것에서 현재의 의미가 생겨났습니다.

🎵Rhyme

roombloomdoomzoom
room
bloom
doom
zoom

🔗Collocations

sweep with a broom
new broom
broom closet
witch's broom
push broom

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

Harry Potter's flying broom broke down right before the Quidditch match.

The janitor always keeps his broom in the supply closet.

My grandmother's old broom works better than any modern vacuum cleaner.

The new manager came in like a new broom, changing everything in the office.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

brushsweepermop

Antonyms

vacuumblower

Related

sweepcleandustpanjanitorhousekeeping

Want to master 19,000+ words?

Sign up free for flashcards & quizzes.