Matchstick

noun

Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.nounA small, slender piece of wood or cardboard serving as a component of a match.

"The end of the matchstick is dipped in a sulfurous compound to turn it into a complete match."

2.noun(chiefly in the plural) Any similarly small and thin piece.

"The explosion blew the powder shed to matchsticks."

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