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“Broom” or “Brume”

broom / brume are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

broom b·r·UW·m

  • nouna cleaning implement for sweeping; bundle of straws or twigs attached to a long handle.
  • nounany of various shrubs of the genera Cytisus or Genista or Spartium having long slender branches and racemes of yellow flowers.
  • verbfinish with a broom.

brume

No dictionary entry for this spelling — see the usage examples below for how it shows up in writing.

Usage

Examples in context

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“broom”

  • Dust My Broom (2005)
  • Felix tries to remove the broom, but the bristles remain in…
  • Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom (2010) (with Adam Goldman)
  • …and cross country skiing, and broom ball.
  • …Dog-rose (Rosa canina) and Spanish Broom (Spartium junceum).
  • …Scotland, going via the River Broom and Loch Broom to reach…
  • The lamp flings the broom in Felix's face and walks
  • …itself off with a whisk broom.
  • …third base coach with a broom as the field crew swept…
  • The broom falls from Felix's face as…

“brume”

No example sentences found for this spelling.

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