Groom vs. Broom

Groomnoun

A man who is about to marry; short form of bridegroom.

Groomnoun

A person who cares for horses.

Groomnoun

One of several officers of the English royal household, chiefly in the lord chamberlain's department.

Groomnoun

A brushing or cleaning, as of a dog or horse.

Groomverb

To attend to one's appearance and clothing.

Groomverb

To care for horses or other animals by brushing and cleaning them.

Groomverb

To prepare someone for election or appointment.

Groomverb

To prepare a ski slope for skiers

Groomverb

(transitive) To attempt to gain the trust of somebody, especially a minor, with the intention of subjecting them to abusive or exploitative behaviour such as sexual abuse, human trafficking or sexual slavery.

Groomnoun

A boy or young man; a waiter; a servant; especially, a man or boy who has charge of horses, or the stable.

Groomnoun

One of several officers of the English royal household, chiefly in the lord chamberlain's department; as, the groom of the chamber; the groom of the stole.

Groomnoun

A man recently married, or about to be married; a bridegroom.

Groomverb

To tend or care for, or to curry or clean, as a, horse.

Groomnoun

a man participant in his own marriage ceremony

Groomnoun

someone employed in a stable to take care of the horses

Groomnoun

a man who has recently been married

Groomverb

prepare (someone) for a future role or function;

Groomverb

give a neat appearance to;

Groomverb

care for one's external appearance;

Groomverb

brush and clean the coat of (a horse, dog, or other animal)

Groomverb

(of an animal) clean the fur or skin of (itself or another animal)

Groomverb

give a neat and tidy appearance to (someone)

Groomverb

look after (a lawn, ski slope, or other surface)

Groomverb

prepare or train (someone) for a particular purpose or activity

Groomverb

(of a paedophile) prepare (a child) for a meeting, especially via an Internet chat room, with the intention of committing a sexual offence.

Groomnoun

a person employed to take care of horses.

Groomnoun

a bridegroom.

Groomnoun

any of various officials of the royal household.

Broomnoun

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

Broomnoun

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

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.

Broomverb

To sweep with a broom.

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 plant having twigs suitable for making brooms to sweep with when bound together; esp., the Cytisus scoparius of Western Europe, which is a low shrub with long, straight, green, angular branches, minute leaves, and large yellow flowers.

Broomnoun

An implement for sweeping floors, etc., commonly made of the panicles or tops of broom corn, bound together or attached to a long wooden handle; - so called because originally made of the twigs of the broom.

Broomverb

See Bream.

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

Broomverb

sweep with a broom or as if with a broom;

Broomverb

finish with a broom

Broom

A broom (also known in some forms as a broomstick) is a cleaning tool consisting of usually stiff fibers (often made of materials such as plastic, hair, or corn husks) attached to, and roughly parallel to, a cylindrical handle, the broomstick. It is thus a variety of brush with a long handle.