broom
/bruːm/
noun
A long stick with bristles used for sweeping floors
“She swept the floor with a broom.”
מטאטא
Broom is a noun in the everyday objects category. It is a beginner (ages 6-8) word, meaning "A long stick with bristles used for sweeping floors" In Hebrew, broom translates to מטאטא.
Example Sentences
- She swept the kitchen floor with the broom after dinner.
- He leaned the broom against the wall when he was done.
- In the story, the witch flew through the sky on a magical broom.
Did You Know? Brooms have been around for thousands of years and were originally made by tying bunches of grass or plant stalks to a stick. The phrase "a new broom sweeps clean" means that new people in charge often make big changes. In some cultures, jumping over a broom together is part of a wedding ceremony. The sport of curling uses special brooms to sweep ice and control where a stone slides.
Common Word Combinations
sweep with a broombroom and dustpanwitch's broomstraw broom
Related Words
mopsweepdustpanclean
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