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[ broom-stik, broom- ] / ˈbrumˌstɪk, ˈbrʊm- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR broomstick ON THESAURUS.COM
nounthe long slender handle of a broom. Origin of broomstickFirst recorded in 1675–85; broom + stick1 Words nearby broomstickbroom board, broomcorn, Broomfield, broomrape, broomrape family, broomstick, broomstick skirt, broomy, Broonzy, bros., brose Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for broomstickGrab a broomstick, spray paint that gray, and attach it to the bouncy ball. Miley Cyrus, Walter White, Oprah: Your Pop Culture Halloween Costume Guide|Kevin Fallon|October 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST Other punishments would follow: the occasional whipping with an electric cord, a beating with a broomstick. Handcuffs, Ropes, and an Open Window: How I Escaped an Unthinkable Childhood|Genyfer Spark|January 29, 2012|DAILY BEAST Not an inappropriate night for the Chief Witch to fall off his broomstick and perish in a fierce firefight. Salman Rushdie: Pakistan's Deadly Game|Salman Rushdie|May 2, 2011|DAILY BEAST When I beheld this I sighed, and said within myself, "Surely mortal man is a broomstick!" The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to prose. Volume III (of X) - Great Britain and Ireland I|Francis W. Halsey
She took good care to keep the broomstick from about my head. The Underground Railroad|William Still It is as useful to a friar as a broomstick to a witch or a wand to a conjurer. The Literary World Seventh Reader|Various The broomstick is run through this hole after first placing two metal washers on it. The Boy Mechanic, Book 2|Various True, a broomstick can be grasped between the thumb and index finger, and yet is not very graceful. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 2, May, 1851|Various
British Dictionary definitions for broomstick/ (ˈbruːmˌstɪk, ˈbrʊm-) /
nounthe long handle of a broom Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to broomstickrangy, gangly, spindly, gaunt, slender, scrawny, angular, slim, tenuous, skeleton, light, attenuate, frail, flimsy, spare, stick, dainty, shadow, skinny, beanpole |