Broom — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈænəpid/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˈuːm/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˈuːm/

1 syllable Say it as /kˈænəpid/.

Examples

Sweep the crumbs off the table
Sweep under the bed

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sweep Calluna vulgaris heather Scots heather ling

Parts of Speech

noun	a cleaning implement for sweeping; bundle of straws or twigs attached to a long handle
noun	any of various shrubs of the genera Cytisus or Genista or Spartium having long slender branches and racemes of yellow flowers
noun	common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere
verb	sweep with a broom or as if with a broom “Sweep the crumbs off the table”
verb	finish with a broom

Word Forms

broom	verb	sweep with a broom or as if with a broom
sweeper	noun	an employee who sweeps (floors or streets etc.)
sweeping	noun	the act of cleaning with a broom
broom	noun	a cleaning implement for sweeping; bundle of straws or twigs attached to a long handle

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Besen

ein Reinigungsgerät zum Kehren; Bündel aus Strohhalmen oder Zweigen, das an einem langen Griff befestigt ist

🇫🇷French

balai

un instrument de nettoyage pour le balayage ; paquet de pailles ou de brindilles attachées à un long manche

🇪🇸Spanish

escoba

un utensilio de limpieza para barrer; manojo de pajitas o ramitas unidas a un mango largo

🇮🇹Italian

scopa

uno strumento di pulizia per spazzare; fascio di cannucce o ramoscelli attaccati ad un lungo manico

🇳🇱Dutch

bezem

een schoonmaakwerktuig voor het vegen; bundel rietjes of twijgen bevestigd aan een lang handvat

🇵🇹Portuguese

vassoura

um instrumento de limpeza para varrer; feixe de canudos ou galhos presos a um cabo longo

🇷🇺Russian

метла

приспособление для подметания; пучок соломинок или веток, прикрепленный к длинной ручке

India

🇮🇳Hindi

झाड़ू

सफ़ाई के लिए एक सफाई उपकरण; लंबे हैंडल से जुड़ा हुआ तिनके या टहनियों का बंडल

🇧🇩Bengali

ঝাড়ু

ঝাড়ু দেওয়ার জন্য একটি পরিষ্কারের সরঞ্জাম; একটি লম্বা হাতল সংযুক্ত straws বা twigs বান্ডিল

🇮🇳Tamil

விளக்குமாறு

துடைப்பதற்காக ஒரு துப்புரவு கருவி; நீண்ட கைப்பிடியுடன் இணைக்கப்பட்ட வைக்கோல் அல்லது கிளைகளின் மூட்டை

🇮🇳Telugu

చీపురు

స్వీపింగ్ కోసం శుభ్రపరిచే పరికరం; పొడవాటి హ్యాండిల్‌కు జోడించబడిన స్ట్రాస్ లేదా కొమ్మల కట్ట

🇮🇳Marathi

झाडू

स्वीपिंगसाठी स्वच्छता उपकरणे; लांब हँडलला जोडलेले पेंढ्या किंवा डहाळ्यांचे बंडल

🇮🇳Gujarati

સાવરણી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪೊರಕೆ

ಗುಡಿಸಲು ಸ್ವಚ್ಛಗೊಳಿಸುವ ಉಪಕರಣ; ಉದ್ದನೆಯ ಹ್ಯಾಂಡಲ್‌ಗೆ ಜೋಡಿಸಲಾದ ಸ್ಟ್ರಾಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಕೊಂಬೆಗಳ ಕಟ್ಟು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചൂല്

തൂത്തുവാരാനുള്ള ഒരു ക്ലീനിംഗ് ഉപകരണം; നീളമുള്ള കൈപ്പിടിയിൽ ഘടിപ്പിച്ചിരിക്കുന്ന വൈക്കോലിൻ്റെയോ ചില്ലകളുടെയോ ബണ്ടിൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਝਾੜੂ

ਸਵੀਪਿੰਗ ਲਈ ਇੱਕ ਸਫਾਈ ਉਪਕਰਣ; ਇੱਕ ਲੰਬੇ ਹੈਂਡਲ ਨਾਲ ਜੁੜੇ ਤੂੜੀ ਜਾਂ ਟਹਿਣੀਆਂ ਦਾ ਬੰਡਲ

🇵🇰Urdu

جھاڑو

جھاڑو دینے کے لیے ایک صفائی کا سامان؛ ایک لمبے ہینڈل سے منسلک تنکے یا ٹہنیوں کا بنڈل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

扫帚

用于扫地的清洁工具；附在长手柄上的一捆稻草或树枝

🇯🇵Japanese

ほうき

掃き掃除用の掃除用具と、長い柄に取り付けられたストローまたは小枝の束

🇰🇷Korean

비

쓸어내기 위한 청소 도구; 긴 손잡이에 달린 빨대나 잔가지 묶음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chổi

một dụng cụ làm sạch để quét; bó ống hút hoặc cành cây gắn vào một tay cầm dài

🇹🇭Thai

ไม้กวาด

อุปกรณ์ทำความสะอาดสำหรับการกวาด; มัดฟางหรือกิ่งไม้ติดไว้กับด้ามยาว

🇮🇩Indonesian

sapu

alat pembersih untuk menyapu; seikat jerami atau ranting yang diikatkan pada gagang panjang

🇵🇭Filipino

walis

isang kagamitan sa paglilinis para sa pagwawalis; bundle ng mga dayami o sanga na nakakabit sa isang mahabang hawakan

🇲🇾Malay

penyapu

alat pembersihan untuk menyapu; ikatan straw atau ranting yang dilekatkan pada pemegang yang panjang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مكنسة

أداة تنظيف للكنس؛ حزمة من القش أو الأغصان متصلة بمقبض طويل

🇮🇷Persian

جارو

ابزار تمیز کردن برای جارو کردن؛ دسته ای از نی ها یا شاخه هایی که به یک دسته بلند وصل شده اند

🇹🇷Turkish

süpürge

süpürme için bir temizleme aleti; uzun bir sapa tutturulmuş saman veya ince dal demeti

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְטַאטֵא

כלי ניקוי לטאטא; צרור קשיות או זרדים מחוברים לידית ארוכה

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