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21broach — UK [brəʊtʃ] / US [broʊtʃ] verb [transitive] Word forms broach : present tense I/you/we/they broach he/she/it broaches present participle broaching past tense broached past participle broached to begin discussing something with someone, especially …
22broach — A dental instrument for removing the pulp of a tooth or exploring the canal. barbed b. a root canal instrument set with barbs; used for removing a dental pulp, pulp tissue remnants, or …
23broach — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. launch, introduce; tap, open. See beginning, opening. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To mention] Syn. suggest, introduce, bring up; see ask 1 , hint , propose 1 . 2. [To penetrate] Syn. tap, pierce,… …
24broach — verb (T) 1 broach the subject/question/matter etc to mention a subject that may be embarrassing, unpleasant or cause an argument: It s often difficult to broach the subject of sex. 2 to open a bottle or barrel (1) containing wine, beer etc …
25broach — [[t]broʊtʃ[/t]] n. 1) mac an elongated, tapered, serrated cutting tool for shaping and enlarging holes 2) a spit for roasting meat 3) mac a gimlet for tapping casks 4) mac (in a lock) a pin receiving the barrel of a key 5) bui a pointed tool for… …
26broach — I. noun Etymology: Middle English broche, from Anglo French, from Vulgar Latin *brocca, from Latin, feminine of broccus projecting Date: 13th century 1. brooch 2. any of various pointed or tapered tools, implements, or parts: as a. a spit for… …
27broach — 1. noun /bɹəʊtʃ,bɹoʊtʃ/ A series of chisel points mounted on one piece of steel. 2. verb /bɹəʊtʃ,bɹoʊtʃ/ a) To make a hole in, especially a cask of liquor, and put in a …
28broach — verb Broach is used with these nouns as the object: ↑matter, ↑subject, ↑topic …
29broach — [14] The original meaning of broach was ‘pierce’, and it came from a noun meaning ‘spike’. The word’s ultimate source was the Latin adjective brocchus ‘pointed, projecting’, which in Vulgar Latin came to be used as a noun, *broca ‘spike’. This… …
30broach — [[t]bro͟ʊtʃ[/t]] broaches, broaching, broached VERB When you broach a subject, especially a sensitive one, you mention it in order to start a discussion on it. [V n] Eventually I broached the subject of her early life …
