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broomstick
/ˈbɹum.stɪk/
noun 4verb 1
Collocations
3ADJ.
gleaming, magnificent, mounted, rigid
VERB + BROOMSTICK
fell, flown, fly
PREP.
off, off, on, onto, out
Definitions
noun
1
The handle of a broom (sweeping tool); (sometimes) the entire broom.
2
A broom imbued with magic, enabling one to fly astride the handle.
Witches of all ages attended these lively gatherings by flying away on their broomsticks[.]
She really was a witch now. No one but a witch could fly a broomstick.
3
A control stick of an airplane or other vehicle.
4
A firearm.
Gangdem known for the shootings, go ask Ramz – got whooshed with a broomstick.
verb
1
To fly on a broomstick, as witches are said to.
BATTY: But, Mother Witch, I want to go broomsticking, too.
Cynthia the Witch, whenever she broomsticked back into town would not even be given the chance to lay eyes on my machine or my clothes.
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Witches of all ages attended these lively gatherings by flying away on their broomsticks[.]
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She really was a witch now. No one but a witch could fly a broomstick.
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Harry ripped the parcel open and gasped as a magnificent, gleaming broomstick rolled out onto his bedspread. [...] It was a Firebolt, identical to the dream broom Harry had gone to see every day in Di
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BATTY: But, Mother Witch, I want to go broomsticking, too.
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Cynthia the Witch, whenever she broomsticked back into town would not even be given the chance to lay eyes on my machine or my clothes.
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If you're really a witch, where's your broomstick?
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