broom
noun /bruːm/
/bruːm/
Idioms - [countable] a brush on the end of a long handle, used for sweeping floors
enlarge image- Grab a broom and let’s clean up.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- witch’s
- stiff
- sweep something with
- use
- grab
- …
- closet
- cupboard
- handle
- …
- broom and dustpan
- dustpan and broom
- [uncountable] a wild bush with small yellow flowers
Word OriginOld English brōm (in sense (2)), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch braam, also to bramble.
Idioms
a new broom
- (British English, often disapproving) a person who has just started to work for an organization, department, etc., especially in a senior job, and who is likely to make a lot of changes
- Well, you know what they say—a new broom sweeps clean.