1
: any of various leguminous shrubs (especially genera Cytisus and Genista) with long slender branches, small leaves, and usually showy yellow flowers
especially
: scotch broom
2
: a bundle of firm stiff twigs or fibers bound together on a long handle especially for sweeping
broomed; brooming; brooms
1
: to sweep with or as if with a broom
2
: to finish (something, such as a concrete surface) by means of a broom
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Jennifer Beck Goldblatt, Architectural Digest, 31 Oct. 2025
These decorative brooms are made from pine straw and infused with cinnamon oil for a warm, seasonal scent.
—Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2025
Tim Kelly, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2025
So their top talent man, David Stearns — one of the league’s better team-builders — traded for Giants reliever Tyler Rogers and Cardinals closer Ryan Helsley on Wednesday while the Padres were brooming away his team.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 July 2025
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Noun
My Grandma would beat her rugs clean with a broom.
—Jennifer Beck Goldblatt, Architectural Digest, 31 Oct. 2025
These decorative brooms are made from pine straw and infused with cinnamon oil for a warm, seasonal scent.
—Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
If the horns are heavily broomed and look 1 ½ to two inches thick at the tip, the ram is a trophy.
—Tim Kelly, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2025
So their top talent man, David Stearns — one of the league’s better team-builders — traded for Giants reliever Tyler Rogers and Cardinals closer Ryan Helsley on Wednesday while the Padres were brooming away his team.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 July 2025
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“Broom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/broom. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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: any of various leguminous shrubs (especially genera Cytisus and Genista) with long slender branches, upright growth, small leaves, and usually showy yellow flowers
especially
: scotch broom see broom top
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