Meaning

4 senses
  1. The handle of a broom (sweeping tool); (sometimes) the entire broom.

    Besenstiel

    the handle of a broom

  2. A broom imbued with magic, enabling one to fly astride the handle.

    (fliegender) Besenstiel

  3. (slang)A control stick of an airplane or other vehicle.

  4. (rare, slang)A firearm.

Examples

10 sentences
  1. Witches fly on broomsticks.

    Відьми літають на мітлах. — deniko

    ruВедьмы летают на мётлах. — Selena777

  2. Witches can fly on broomsticks.

    Відьми можуть літати на мітлі. — deniko

    ruВедьмы умеют летать на метле. — marafon

    deHexen können auf Besenstielen fliegen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. Mary flew off on her broomstick.

    deMaria flog auf ihrem Besenstiel davon. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  4. Mary nearly fell off her broomstick.

    ruМэри едва не упала с метлы. — Wezel

    deMaria wäre fast von ihrem Besenstiel gefallen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  5. If you're really a witch, where's your broomstick?

    ruЕсли ты действительно ведьма, где же твоя метла? — Karok

Translations

5 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 2
the handle of a broom:
a broom imbued with magic:

Origin

From broom + stick.

From broom + stick.

Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Forms

plural: broomsticks

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the handle of a broom:broom handle

Word family

5 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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