broomstick
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- noun
- /ˈbrumˌstɪk/
- Literature
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- I got here on a broomstick.
- witch's broomstick
- flying broomstick
- ride a broomstick
And bring back the witcher's broomstick, you win.
- And bring back the witcher's broomstick, you win.
- The house we lived in had bars on all the windows and doors and we had these broomsticks in the corner for the rats that would come out of the sewers and stuff.
- My mom would look at like chunk la, the broomstick, you like the pants, the wire, they of the vacuum.
Examples
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Be sure to bring your witches' hats and broomsticks.
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There in the sky was a small, black cat on a broomstick, flying far away from the village.
Fiction book (2001) -
Why don't you get your broomstick and fly home?
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We've brought you the broomstick of the Wicked Witch of the West.
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Why is the witch always a hideous old crone with a pointy hat and a broomstick?
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Witches on broomsticks.
Fiction book (1991) -
Generations passed, it slipped into folklore, then faded into stories about witches flying on broomsticks.
Fiction book (2001) -
The witch rode her broomstick through the dark night, searching for her lost spellbook.
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In the Halloween parade, children dressed as witches carried their broomsticks while chanting.
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The movie featured a scene where the young witch learned to fly on her new broomstick.
Synonyms
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A tool with a long handle and a bundle of twigs used for sweeping floors
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A long stick used to hold and move a broom
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A broom that witches in stories ride to fly through the air
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A broom made of small sticks tied to a long handle
A simple broom made from dried stalks that people use to sweep floors or outdoor areas
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Etymology
The word broomstick comes from broom + stick, meaning a 'stick with a brush' used for sweeping. Because people made brooms from the branches of the broom bush, the same long stick became the image of witches 'flying' in stories, which is why we use the word for both the cleaning tool and the magical ride.