broom
noun
an implement for sweeping, consisting of a brush of straw or stiff strands of synthetic material bound tightly to the end of a long handle.
brooms
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pluralof broom.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Staff and volunteers, recruited with support from the council office, were about to head into nearby streets with shovels, brooms and trash bags.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 27, 2026
A few distant screeches of brooms on cobblestone, that’s all.
From Salon ● Nov. 8, 2025
“We put in a pantry with a giant divider down the side. Half of it has pullout shelves for food storage, and the other half can hold things like brooms and vacuums.”
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 19, 2024
The court heard a shipping container storing the brooms arrived at London Gateway Port on 23 October 2021 and was transported to an industrial unit in Kent close to Pamper Cleaning.
From BBC ● Dec. 14, 2023
“None of you is to move while I take this boy to the hospital wing! You leave those brooms where they are or you’ll be out of Hogwarts before you can say ‘Quidditch.’
From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling
