The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word BROOM , but the solution may also be OAR which is one of the most recent solution (2013 in Newsday).
Sweeping tool crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| BROOM | 67 % | 5 |
| OAR | 33 % | 3 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Sweeping tool
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- broom
- oar
- broad
- brush
- pan
- roll
- rolled
- shear
- sheared
- stroke
- stroked
- strickle
Crossword Answer definitions
BROOM noun- A domestic utensil with fibers bound together at the end of a long handle, used for sweeping.
- An implement with which players sweep the ice to make a stone travel further and curl less; a sweeper.
- Any of several yellow-flowered shrubs of the family Fabaceae, in the tribe Genisteae, including genera Cytisus, Genista, and Spartium, with long, thin branches and small or few leaves.
- A gun, because it is more or less long, held similarly to a besom and “cleans” what is in front.
- To sweep with a broom.
- (roofing) To improve the embedding of a membrane by using a broom or squeegee to smooth it out and ensure contact with the adhesive under the membrane.
- To clean (e.g. a ship's bottom of clinging shells, seaweed, etc.) by the application of fire and scraping.
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