long-handled brush

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• Brush — Paintbrush redirects here. For other uses, see Paintbrush (disambiguation) .: Bottle brush redirects here. For the tree, see Callistemon . The term brush refers to devices with bristles, wire or other filaments, used for cleaning, grooming hair,… …   Wikipedia

• brush hook — /ˈbrʌʃ hʊk/ (say brush hook) noun a long handled tool with a curved blade at the end, used for cutting light scrub …  

• sweep — sweep1 W3S3 [swi:p] v past tense and past participle swept [swept] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(clean something)¦ 2¦(push something somewhere)¦ 3¦(push somebody/something with force)¦ 4¦(group moves)¦ 5¦(wind/waves etc)¦ 6¦(become popular)¦ 7¦(feeling)¦… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• broom — [OE] Broom was originally the name of the yellow flowered bush; its application to the long handled brush did not come about until the 15th century (the underlying notion is of a brush made from broom twigs tied to a handle). The plant name… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• broom — [OE] Broom was originally the name of the yellow flowered bush; its application to the long handled brush did not come about until the 15th century (the underlying notion is of a brush made from broom twigs tied to a handle). The plant name… …   Word origins

• pig — pig1 /pig/, n., v., pigged, pigging. n. 1. a young swine of either sex, esp. a domestic hog, Sus scrofa, weighing less than 120 lb. (220 kg.) 2. any wild or domestic swine. 3. the flesh of swine; pork. 4. a person of piglike character, behavior,… …   Universalium

• broom — noun 1》 a long handled brush of bristles or twigs, used for sweeping. 2》 a shrub typically having many yellow flowers, long, thin green stems, and small or few leaves. [Cytisus scoparius and many other species, especially in the genera Cytisus… …   English new terms dictionary

• Pope's head — A long handled brush for dusting ceilings, etc., also for washing windows. [Cant] [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• fireplace — /fuyeur plays /, n. 1. the part of a chimney that opens into a room and in which fuel is burned; hearth. 2. any open structure, usually of masonry, for keeping a fire, as at a campsite. [1645 55; FIRE + PLACE] * * * Opening made in the base of a… …   Universalium

• broom — ► NOUN 1) a long handled brush used for sweeping. 2) a shrub with many yellow flowers and small or few leaves. ● a new broom sweeps clean Cf. ↑a new broom sweeps clean ORIGIN Old English, related to BRAMBLE(Cf. ↑ …   English terms dictionary

• broom — n. 1 a long handled brush of bristles, twigs, etc. for sweeping (orig. one made of twigs of broom). 2 any of various shrubs, esp. Cytisus scoparius bearing bright yellow flowers. Phrases and idioms: new broom a newly appointed person eager to… …   Useful english dictionary