matchstick

match·stick

M0148200 (măch′stĭk′)n.1. A short, slender piece of wood from which a match is made.2. Something similar to a matchstick, as in slenderness: a jicama cut into matchsticks.

matchstick

(ˈmætʃˌstɪk) nthe wooden part of a matchadj1. made with or as if with matchsticks: a matchstick model. 2. (esp of figures drawn with single strokes) thin and straight: matchstick men.

match•stick

(ˈmætʃˌstɪk)

n. 1. a short slender piece of wood used in making matches. 2. something that suggests a matchstick in thinness or fragility. [1785–95]

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Noun

1.

matchstick - a short thin stick of wood used in making matchesfriction match, match, lucifer - lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical; ignites with friction; "he always carries matches to light his pipe"; "as long you've a lucifer to light your fag"stick - an implement consisting of a length of wood; "he collected dry sticks for a campfire"; "the kid had a candied apple on a stick"

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