See broomstick on Wiktionary
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]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(slang, rare) A gun."
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "boomstick"
},
{
"word": "broom"
}
],
"tags": [
"rare",
"slang"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈbɹum.stɪk/"
},
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],
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{
"word": "broom-stick"
}
],
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{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "the handle of a broom",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "kosteskaft"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "the handle of a broom",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "bezemsteel"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "the handle of a broom",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "manche à balai"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "the handle of a broom",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Besenstiel"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "skoupóxylo",
"sense": "the handle of a broom",
"tags": [
"plural"
],
"word": "σκουπόξυλο"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "the handle of a broom",
"word": "seprűnyél"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "the handle of a broom",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "manico di scopa"
},
{
"alt": "ほうきのえ",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "hōki no e",
"sense": "the handle of a broom",
"word": "ほうきの柄"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "the handle of a broom",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "kosteskaft"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "the handle of a broom",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "sopelime"
},
{
"code": "pdt",
"lang": "Plautdietsch",
"sense": "the handle of a broom",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Bassemstock"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "the handle of a broom",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "kij od miotły"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "the handle of a broom",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "cabo de vassoura"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "the handle of a broom",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "coadă de mătură"
},
{
"code": "scn",
"lang": "Sicilian",
"sense": "the handle of a broom",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "vastuni"
},
{
"code": "scn",
"lang": "Sicilian",
"sense": "the handle of a broom",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "marruggiu"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "the handle of a broom",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "kvastskaft"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "the handle of a broom",
"word": "tangkay ng walis"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "a broom imbued with magic",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "balai magique"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "a broom imbued with magic",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "(fliegender) Besenstiel"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "a broom imbued with magic",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "scuab caillí"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"broomstick"
],
"word": "broomstick"
}
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"English lemmas",
"English nouns",
"English verbs",
"Entries with translation boxes",
"Pages with 1 entry",
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"Terms with Dutch translations",
"Terms with French translations",
"Terms with German translations",
"Terms with Greek translations",
"Terms with Hungarian translations",
"Terms with Irish translations",
"Terms with Italian translations",
"Terms with Japanese translations",
"Terms with Norwegian translations",
"Terms with Plautdietsch translations",
"Terms with Polish translations",
"Terms with Portuguese translations",
"Terms with Romanian translations",
"Terms with Sicilian translations",
"Terms with Swedish translations",
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"en:Anti-gravity",
"en:Cleaning",
"en:Fantasy",
"en:Fictional abilities",
"en:Tools"
],
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"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "broom",
"3": "stick"
},
"expansion": "broom + stick",
"name": "compound"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From broom + stick.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "broomsticks",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "broomsticking",
"tags": [
"participle",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "broomsticked",
"tags": [
"participle",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "broomsticked",
"tags": [
"past"
]
}
],
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"args": {},
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"name": "en-verb"
}
],
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"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "verb",
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{
"categories": [
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"English terms with quotations",
"Quotation templates to be cleaned"
],
"examples": [
{
"ref": "1955, Grade Teacher, volume 73, page 14:",
"text": "BATTY: But, Mother Witch, I want to go broomsticking, too.",
"type": "quote"
},
{
"ref": "2006, Brandi Scollins-Mantha, Floaters, page 75:",
"text": "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.",
"type": "quote"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To fly on a broomstick, as witches are said to."
],
"links": [
[
"fly",
"fly"
],
[
"witch",
"witch"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(intransitive) To fly on a broomstick, as witches are said to."
],
"tags": [
"intransitive"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈbɹum.stɪk/"
},
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],
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{
"word": "broom-stick"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"broomstick"
],
"word": "broomstick"
}
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