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PRONUNCIATION OF BROOM CUPBOARD

broom cupboard  [brʊm ˈkʌbəd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BROOM CUPBOARD

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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Broom cupboard is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BROOM CUPBOARD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of broom cupboard in the English dictionary

The definition of broom cupboard in the dictionary is a small cupboard or closet for storing brooms, mops, etc.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BROOM CUPBOARD


arbored
ˈɑːbəd
beblubbered
bɪˈblʌbəd
chambered
ˈtʃeɪmbəd
cupboard
ˈkʌbəd
Gibberd
ˈɡɪbəd
halberd
ˈhælbəd
laboured
ˈleɪbəd
larboard
ˈlɑːbəd
Lombard
ˈlɒmbəd
membered
ˈmɛmbəd
remembered
rɪˈmembəd
scabbard
ˈskæbəd
starboard
ˈstɑːbəd
tabard
ˈtæbəd
timbered
ˈtɪmbəd
tribade
ˈtrɪbəd
unencumbered
ˌʌnɪnˈkʌmbəd
unincumbered
ˌʌnɪnˈkʌmbəd
unnumbered
ʌnˈnʌmbəd
unremembered
ˌʌnrɪˈmɛmbəd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BROOM CUPBOARD

brooklet
brooklike
brooklime
Brooklyn
Brookner
Brooks
Brooks Range
brookweed
brool
broom
broom closet
broomball
broomballer
broomcorn
broomrape
broomstaff
broomstick
broomy
Broonzy
broose

WORDS THAT END LIKE BROOM CUPBOARD

aboard
billboard
board
bulletin board
cardboard
clipboard
dashboard
free on board
go by the board
keyboard
leaderboard
message board
motherboard
on board
onboard
outboard
overboard
secretary to the board
skateboard
snowboard
take on board

Synonyms and antonyms of broom cupboard in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «broom cupboard» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BROOM CUPBOARD

Find out the translation of broom cupboard to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of broom cupboard from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «broom cupboard» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

扫帚橱柜
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

armario de las escobas
570 millions of speakers

English

broom cupboard
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

झाड़ू अलमारी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مكنسة خزانة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

метла шкаф
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

armário de vassouras
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বরফ আলমারি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

placard à balais
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lemari penyapu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Besenschrank
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

掃除道具を入れる戸棚
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

빗자루 찬장
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lemari meja
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chổi tủ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விளக்குமாறு அலமாரியில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

झाडू कपाट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Süpürge dolabı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ripostiglio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

miotła szafa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

мітла шафа
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mătură dulap
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σκούπα ντουλάπι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

besemkas
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kvast skåp
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bøttekott
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of broom cupboard

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BROOM CUPBOARD»

The term «broom cupboard» is regularly used and occupies the 100.677 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BROOM CUPBOARD» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about broom cupboard

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BROOM CUPBOARD»

Discover the use of broom cupboard in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to broom cupboard and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Jiggy McCue: The Iron, The Switch and The Broom Cupboard
Wickedly funny, witty and sometimes downright weird - laugh your socks off with Jiggy McCue!
Michael Lawrence, 2010
2
The Iron, the Switch and the Broom Cupboard
When Jiggy McCue jumps into the school broom cupboard to avoid a teacher, he exits into a parallel universe where he has to prepare for an extreme ironing competition.
Michael Lawrence, 2012
3
A Broom Cupboard of One's Own: The housing crisis and how to ...
Ross Clark tackles the housing crisis head on in this compelling new book, revealing the sources of the crisis and exploring with deadly insight the flaws of current attempts to address it, before revealing a range of simple solutions that ...
Ross Clark, 2012
4
The Effectiveness of Causes
Yet, as he says,10 'there is an important difference between explaining the fact that there was an explosion in the broom cupboard and explaining the occurrence of the explosion in the broom cupboard. Explanation of the second sort touches ...
Dorothy Mary Emmet, 1985
5
Theory and Practice in Child Psychoanalysis: An Introduction ...
They want me to work in a broom cupboard.” This was a fact, because the first office in which I received a mother was indeed a broom cupboard, with a broom for a witch. I went to complain to Françoise Dolto, whose advice to me was: “Just  ...
Guy Hall, Francoise Hivernel, Sian Morgan, 2009
6
Well May We Say: The Speeches That Made Australia
Although I quite realise that a new broom is a very useful adjunct to the work of the housewife, I also know that it undoubtably is very unpopular in the broom cupboard; and this particular new broom knows that she has a very great deal to learn ...
Sally Warhaft, 2004
7
The Impossibility of Knowing: Dilemmas of a Psychotherapist
They knew they would have to leave the house but there was no urgency. Then the scene changed to me and Mum in the breakfast room. I was getting some explosives ready and Mum was encouraging me. I fired them into a broom cupboard.
Jackie Gerrard, 2011
8
Riding the Iron Rooster: By Train Through China
His parents had been rusticated — sent shoveling. They had fared better than the brother of my friend Miss Zhong, who had been locked in a broom cupboard right here at Zhongshan University by Maoists. His crime was that he was the son of ...
Paul Theroux, 2006
9
Tumtum & Nutmeg: Adventures Beyond Nutmouse Hall
In three thrilling tales of daring and wit, Tumtum and Nutmeg-along with veteran hero General Marchmouse, Ms. Tiptoe's bouncing ballerina army, and a team of caged gerbils--prove that small-size mice can have world-size hearts.
Emily Bearn, 2011
10
Heatwave and Crazy Birds (Hebrew Literature Series)
I open the broom cupboard—how come I didn't think of it before—lucky I hung the floor rug outside this morning—I pull the door towards me—it has a handle on the inside too—your doing—you were thinking of Malina, I'm sure, behind a ...
Gabriela Avigur-Rotem, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BROOM CUPBOARD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term broom cupboard is used in the context of the following news items.
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Entertainment Live: Jerry Weintraub tributes; X Factor auditions
The notorious broom cupboard incident in Nobu is bound to feature but can it be as successful as that, ahem, big hitting 2004 film Wimbledon, starring Paul ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
2
RTÉ News: Mother of Tunisia gunman says he was 'brainwashed
... Belle Vue hotel, she could hear the gunshots getting closer so she and three fellow tourists hid in a broom cupboard on the second floor. «Sentinel Republic, Jul 15»
3
'There was no emotion in his face': Tunisia gun attack victim recalls …
So she and three other fellow holidaymakers hid in a broom cupboard on the second floor. She says: “We were terrified. We could hear he was ... «Scottish Daily Record, Jul 15»
4
Beach Massacre Hero: Killer Showed 'No Emotion'
... Belle Vue hotel, she could hear the gunshots getting closer so she and three fellow tourists hid in a broom cupboard on the second floor. «Pirate FM, Jul 15»
5
East 17 played a gig and only 30 people came
Sadly, they could have played in a 10-person-capacity broom cupboard and things would probably have been just fine. Even more cringe is the ... «Cosmopolitan UK, Jul 15»
6
Lee Pearson: Out of two closets, into Paralympic history
"They pushed her in a wheelchair down to a broom cupboard with mattresses, and buckets, and mops -- and there was a cot at the back with a blanket over it. «KBZK Bozeman News, Jun 15»
7
A Derrière In The Air At Prayer
That time I was ushered into a broom cupboard to pray because the men had spilled over into the women's area. The irritated huffs and puffs I ... «Patheos, Jun 15»
8
Jailbird Martha Stewart is my business hero - and here's why she …
... office first, thinking 'if we build it they will come' – when in fact, it's better to work out of a broom cupboard till you're bursting at the seams. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
9
Big Interview: Boris Becker reveals all ahead of Wimbledon
... Anna, born following the infamous 'broom cupboard' tryst at London restaurant Nobu in 1999, with Anna's Russian mother Angela Ermakova. «Gloucester Citizen, Jun 15»
10
What we were watching - 30 years ago: Play School
The CBBC Broom Cupboard offered something more edgy and eventually Play School was faded out and replaced by its louder and brasher ... «BT.com, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Broom cupboard [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/broom-cupboard>. May 2024 ».
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