broomstick
/ˈbɹum.stɪk/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.47 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "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 Diagon Alley."
- "Greebo, hiccuping occasionally, oozed into his accustomed place among the bristles of Nanny’s broomstick. As they rose above the forest a thin plume of smoke also rose from the castle."
- "Most people are familiar with the age-old superstition that witches fly on broomsticks to their covens (though they were formerly also reputed to use shovels, cleft sticks, eggshells, ANIMALS and other means of flight)."
- "Gangdem known for the shootings, go ask Ramz – got whooshed with a broomstick."