broom

  1. Noun.  A domestic utensil with fibers bound together at the end of a long handle, used for sweeping.
  2. Noun.  (curling) An implement with which players sweep the ice to make a stone travel further and curl less; a ''broom'' or ''sweeper''.
  3. Noun.  (botany) Any of several shrubs in the subfamily Faboideae.
  4. Noun.  (botany) heather, esp. common heather, ''Calluna vulgaris''.
  5. Verb.  To sweep.

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