Phrase Hound found 45 phrases and 52 compound words that contain broom. The most common are listed below. Open broom in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 45
- butcher's broomAny plant of the genus Ruscus, especially Ruscus aculeatus.
- Spanish broomSpartium junceum, a flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to the Mediterranean, with many flexible rush-like twigs.
- broom wagonA vehicle that follows a cycling race, picking up stragglers and carrying food and equipment.
- Trigger's broomAn object that has had all of its components replaced; a ship of Theseus.
- Scotch broomA plant of the species Cytisus scoparius.
- witch's broomA disease or deformity in a woody plant, typically a tree, such that the natural structure of the plant is changed so that a dense mass of shoots grows from a single point.
- push broomA T-shaped broom that can sweep or scrub large areas.
- Loch BroomA sea loch at Ullapool, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid refs NH09, NH19, NH18).
- broom-bushAlternative form of broom bush.
- broom closetThe metaphorical place in which a Wiccan's religious identity is hidden.
- yellow broomAny yellow-blooming plant of tribe Genisteae: subfamily Faboideae, especially
- broom spurgeA grass-like erect spurge, native to Australia, of species Amperea xiphoclada (formerly known as Amperea spartioides).
- broom cornAlternative spelling of broomcorn: a variety of grass of the species Sorghum vulgare.
- broom rapeAlternative form of broomrape: Any of various plants, of the genus Orobanche, that are parasitic on the roots of other plants.
- common broomA taxonomic species within the family Fabaceae – synonym of Scotch broom; Cytisus scoparius..
- English broomCytisus scoparius.
- Scots broomSynonym of Scotch broom: A plant of the species Cytisus scoparius.
- trench broomThe Thompson submachine gun.
- witches' broomAlternative form of witch's broom (“type of plant disease”).
- spiny brooma species of broom
- broom sedgeAndropogon virginicus, a tall grass native to the southeastern United States, considered invasive in some other environments.
- thorny broomA spiny, densely branched shrub of the legume family Calicotome spinosa.
- white Spanish broomThe legume Cytisus multiflorus.
- turpentine broomThamnosma montana, a shrub in the citrus family Rutaceae, native to North American deserts.
- dyer's broomA species of broom, Genista tinctoria, used for dyeing yellow.
Compound words 52
- BromleyA number of places in England:
- broomstickThe handle of a broom (sweeping tool); (sometimes) the entire broom.
- BramleyA cultivar of apple, used especially as a cooking apple.
- broomballA Canadian team sport resembling ice hockey and played with sticks and a ball.
- BrimleyA village in Bovey Tracey parish, Teignbridge district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX7977).
- broomrapeAny of various plants, of the genus Orobanche, that are parasitic on the roots of other plants.
- BrantonA surname.
- broomwareBrooms collectively.
- broomieA person who wields a broom.
- broomstrawA type of undesirable grass