Broom vs. Vroom

Broom vs. Vroom — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Broom and Vroom

Broomnoun

(countable) A domestic utensil with fibers bound together at the end of a long handle, used for sweeping.

Vroominterjection

The sound of an engine revving up.

I never saw my uncle’s Ferrari, but I could always hear it going vroom as it flew past by my house.

Broomnoun

An implement with which players sweep the ice to make a stone travel further and curl less; a sweeper.

Vroomnoun

The sound of an engine revving up.

Broomnoun

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.

Vroomverb

(informal) To move with great speed; to zoom.

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Broomverb

To sweep with a broom.

Vroomverb

make a loud, roaring sound, as of a car engine, while moving

Broomverb

(roofing) 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.

Broomnoun

a cleaning implement for sweeping; bundle of straws or twigs attached to a long handle

Broomnoun

any of various shrubs of the genera Cytisus or Genista or Spartium having long slender branches and racemes of yellow flowers

Broomnoun

common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere

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Broomverb

sweep with a broom or as if with a broom;

Sweep the crumbs off the tableSweep under the bed

Broomverb

finish with a broom