matchstick
See also: match stick
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editmatchstick (plural matchsticks)
- A small, slender piece of wood or cardboard serving as a component of a match.
- A piece of wood or cardboard becomes a matchstick once the end has been dipped in a sulfurous compound to turn it into a complete match.
- (chiefly in the plural) Any similarly small and thin piece.
- The explosion blew the powder shed to matchsticks.
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editpiece of wood
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similar small and thin piece
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