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broom closets

broom closets is the plural of broom closet.

Meaning of broom closet

Noun

broom closet (plural broom closets)

  1. (figuratively, humorous, often) The metaphorical place in which a Wiccan's religious identity is hidden.
  2. (US) A closet in which cleaning materials and associated equipment, such as brooms, are stored.
    • The backup team would be crouched in some tiny broom closet, with sweat rolling down their faces and their backs growing stiffer, and the jackrollers would just walk by.1988 February 26, Jack Clark, “Who Killed Jay Brunkella?”, in Chicago Reader
    Synonyms:
    broom cupboard

Questions about broom closets

What is broom closets the plural of?
Broom closets is the plural of broom closet.

Words near broom closets in the dictionary

  1. brools
  2. broom
  3. broom bush
  4. broom bushes
  5. broom closet
  6. broom closets
  7. broom corn
  8. broom corns
  9. broom cupboard
  10. broom cupboards
  11. broom rape

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