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BROACH
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A decorative pin worn by women
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("broach" is a kind of...):
pin (a piece of jewelry that is pinned onto the wearer's garment)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "broach"):
sunburst (a jeweled brooch with a pattern resembling the sun)
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they broach ... he / she / it broaches
Past simple: broached
Past participle: broached
-ing form: broaching
Sense 1
Meaning:
Bring up a topic for discussion
Synonyms:
broach; initiate
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "broach" is one way to...):
discuss; hash out; talk over (speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "broach"):
address; cover; deal; handle; plow; treat (act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
