besom vs sweeper

besom

noun
  • A broom made from a bundle of twigs tied onto a shaft. 

  • Any cleansing or purifying agent. 

  • A troublesome woman. 

sweeper

noun
  • A carpet sweeper. 

  • A vacuum cleaner. 

  • A batsman who plays sweep shots. 

  • A character designed or capable of knocking out multiple enemies in succession, usually due to a combination of high offense and high speed. 

  • A group of students tasked at cleaning the homeroom after class dismissal. 

  • One who sweeps floors or chimneys. 

  • A tree that has fallen over a river with branches extending into the water. 

  • A defender who is the last line of defence before the goalkeeper. 

  • A fielding position along the boundary; a fielder in this position. 

  • A detector (for mines). 

  • One who sweeps. 

  • A person who sweeps the ice ahead of the rock in play. 

  • The last person in the line of hikers that is responsible for ensuring no one gets separated from the group. 

  • Any of the small, tropical marine perciform fishes of the family Pempheridae, typically with deeply keeled, compressed bodies and large eyes. 

  • A large-radius, or high/medium speed corner in a racing circuit, named as such because of the ability of someone to trace the corner profile via "sweeping" motion of the arm. 

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