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Brownie :: Brownie (n.) An imaginary good-natured spirit, who was supposed often to perform important services around the house by night, such as thrashing, churning, sweeping..

Broom :: Broom (n.) An implement for sweeping floors, etc., commonly made of the panicles or tops of broom corn, bound together or attached to a long wooden handle; -- so called because originally made of the twigs of the broom..

Besom :: Besom (n.) A brush of twigs for sweeping; a broom; anything which sweeps away or destroys.

Cataclysm :: Cataclysm (n.) An extensive overflow or sweeping flood of water; a deluge.

Sweet :: Sweepy (a.) Moving with a sweeping motion.

Shakings :: Shakings (n. pl.) Deck sweepings, refuse of cordage, canvas, etc..

Sweep :: Sweeping (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Swee.

Sweep-saw :: Sweepings (n. pl.) Things collected by sweeping; rubbish; as, the sweepings of a street..

Whisker :: Whisker (n.) One who, or that which, whisks, or moves with a quick, sweeping motion..

Scavenger :: Scavenger (v.) A person whose employment is to clean the streets of a city, by scraping or sweeping, and carrying off the filth. The name is also applied to any animal which devours refuse, carrion, or anything injurious to health..

Sweeping :: Sweeper (n.) One who, or that which, sweeps, or cleans by sweeping; a sweep; as, a carpet sweeper..

Chambermaid :: Chambermaid (n.) A maidservant who has the care of chambers, making the beds, sweeping, cleaning the rooms, etc..

Flourish :: Flourish (v. i.) To make bold and sweeping, fanciful, or wanton movements, by way of ornament, parade, bravado, etc.; to play with fantastic and irregular motion..

Swap :: Swap (v. t.) To beat the air, or ply the wings, with a sweeping motion or noise; to flap..

Swipe :: Swipe (v. t.) To give a swipe to; to strike forcibly with a sweeping motion, as a ball..

Riffraff :: Riffraff (n.) Sweepings; refuse; the lowest order of society.

Whisk :: Whisk (n.) To move with a quick, sweeping motion..

Sweepy :: Sweepwasher (n.) One who extracts the residuum of precious metals from the sweepings, potsherds, etc., of refineries of gold and silver, or places where these metals are used..

Whisking :: Whisking (a.) Sweeping along lightly.

Scovel :: Scovel (n.) A mop for sweeping ovens; a malkin.

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