how to pronounce broom

/ˈbɹum/

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broom is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of broom in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… bad memories of the thing we do not want to put a broom in the back of …”

meanings of broom

noun:

Any of several yellow-flowered shrubs of the family Fabaceae, in the tribe Genisteae, including genera Cytisus, Genista, and Spartium, with long, thin branches and small or few leaves.
A domestic utensil with fibers bound together at the end of a long handle, used for sweeping.
An implement with which players sweep the ice to make a stone travel further and curl less; a sweeper.
A gun, because it is more or less long, held similarly to a besom and “cleans" what is in front.

verb:

Alternative form of bream (to clean a ship's bottom).
To improve the embedding of a membrane by using a broom or squeegee to smooth it out and ensure contact with the adhesive under the membrane.
To get rid of someone, like firing an employee or breaking up with a girlfriend, to sweep another out of one's life.
To sweep with a broom.

name:

A village in Bedfordshire, England.
A surname.
A village in Bidford-on-Avon parish, Stratford-on-Avon district, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP0853).

broom frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word broom occurs in english on average 3.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics broom can be related to

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1) business and work;