matchstick

See also: match stick

English

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Etymology

From match +‎ stick.

Noun

matchstick (plural matchsticks)

  1. A 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. (chiefly in the plural) Any similarly small and thin piece.
    The explosion blew the powder shed to matchsticks.

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