Broomstick: alternatives and connections

To stick fast or cleave, as a glutinous substance does; to become joined or united; as, wax to the finger; the lungs sometimes adhere…

Destitute of leaves, as the broom rape, certain euphorbiaceous plants, etc.

A tool or instrument of steel, or of iron with a steel edge or blade, for felling trees, chopping and splitting wood, hewing timber, e…

A large stick of wood, forming the back of a fire on the hearth.

In England, a stick with a basket handle, used in rustic amusements; also, the game in which the stick is used. Also called singlestic…

To stick together.

A club bent at the lower part for striking a ball at play; a hockey stick.

A brush of twigs for sweeping; a broom; anything which sweeps away or destroys.

A thick, heavy knife with a hooked point, used in pruning hedges, etc. When it has a short handle, it is sometimes called a hand bill;…

Of or pertaining to broom; overgrowing with broom; resembling broom or a broom.

A special branch, resembling a leaf, as in the apparent foliage of the broom (Ruscus) and of the common cultivated smilax (Myrsiphillu…

A genus of plants including the common broom of Western Europe.

A handle; especially, the handle of a sword, dagger, or the like.

A rough, flat scrubbing broom for scrubbing a ship's bottom under water.

A yellow dyestuff obtained from the foliage of the dyer's broom (Reseda luteola).

A small maul with a short handle, -- used esp. for driving a tool, as a chisel or the like; also, a light beetle with a long handle, -…

To pass the paw over; to stroke or handle with the paws; hence, to handle fondly or rudely.

A wide-mouthed, deep vessel for holding liquids, with a spout or protruding lip and a handle; a water jug or jar with a large ear or h…