Sweeping: alternatives and connections

Wide; extend in breadth, or from side to side; -- opposed to narrow; as, a broad street, a broad table; an inch broad.

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Wide; extend in breadth, or from side to side; -- opposed to narrow; as, a broad street, a broad table; an inch broad.

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Not discriminate; wanting discrimination; undistinguishing; not making any distinction; confused; promiscuous.

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Not discriminate; wanting discrimination; undistinguishing; not making any distinction; confused; promiscuous.

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Having considerable distance or extent between the sides; spacious across; much extended in a direction at right angles to that of length; not narrow…

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Having considerable distance or extent between the sides; spacious across; much extended in a direction at right angles to that of length; not narrow…

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of Clean

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of Cleanse

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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 shru…

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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 shru…

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To pass a broom across (a surface) so as to remove loose dirt, dust, etc.; to brush, or rub over, with a broom for the purpose of cleaning; as, to sw…

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To pass a broom across (a surface) so as to remove loose dirt, dust, etc.; to brush, or rub over, with a broom for the purpose of cleaning; as, to sw…

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Sale of goods by the piece or large quantity, as distinguished from retail.

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