Broomstick
Broomstick noun - The handle of a broom.
Subtle and broomstick are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Subtle" instead an adjective "Broomstick".
Subtle
Subtle adjective - Clever at attaining one's ends by indirect and often deceptive means.
Broomstick and subtle are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Broomstick" instead an adjective "Subtle".
Both words in one sentence
- A pretty subtle one appears in I Shall Wear Midnight, where the Nac Mac Feegles hitch a ride on Tiffany's broomstick, and Daft Wullie, for no apparent reason at all, decides to start a fire while they're up in the air, damaging the broomstick and forcing them to land.
Source: Chekhovs Gun / Literature - One particularly subtle one is the revelation that Daft Wullie carries matches and sometimes uses them to start fires at really inappropriate moments (such as when high up in the air on a broomstick).
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