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broomstick

[broom-stik, broom-] / ˈbrumˌstɪk, ˈbrʊm- /
ADJECTIVE
lanky
Synonyms
STRONGEST
angular gangly gaunt rangy scrawny slender spindly
WEAK
attenuated beanpole beanstalk bony extenuated gangling lean meager rawboned scraggy spare spindling stilt stringy twiggy weedy
Antonyms
STRONGEST
chubby fat plump thick
WEAK
squat
ADJECTIVE
meager
Synonyms
STRONGEST
slim tenuous
WEAK
angular bare beanpole beanstalk bony emaciated gangling gangly gaunt hungry lacking lank lanky lean lithe little narrow rattleboned rawboned scraggy scrawny skin and bones skinny slender spare starved stinted stunted underfed wanting willowy withered
Antonyms
WEAK
adequate big fat full large liberal plenty substantial sufficient wide
ADJECTIVE
slight
Synonyms
STRONGEST
slender slim
STRONG
attenuate dainty flimsy frail light shadow skeleton skinny spare stick
WEAK
delicate feeble fragile reedy twiggy weak
Antonyms
STRONG
fat firm heavy strong thick
WEAK
big chubby great important large tall
NOUN
beanpole
Synonyms
WEAK
beanstalk hatrack stick string bean

Example Sentences

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To disguise the swelling caused by hours of handshaking, Volk suggested Lincoln grasp a sawed-off broomstick.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

It’s friendly magic, the sort that lets you ride around on a broomstick instead of the kind that splits your soul into a bunch of little pieces.

From Slate • Dec. 26, 2025

Rather than buying a broomstick in Diagon Alley, it is store-bought PVC pipes players use to hold between their legs.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2025

Blessed with extraordinary hand-eye coordination, Rodriquez developed into an accomplished baseball pitcher as well, one who also could smack a pitched bottle cap with a broomstick.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 9, 2024

Harry yelled, but Malfoy had leapt onto his broomstick and taken off.

From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.