matchstick

[mach-stik]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a short, slender piece of flammable wood used in making matches. match.
something that suggests a matchstick, as in thinness or fragility.

matchstick

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noun

the wooden part of a match

adjective

made with or as if with matchsticks
a matchstick model
(esp of figures drawn with single strokes) thin and straight
matchstick men

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Word History and Origins

Origin of matchstick¹

First recorded in 1785–95; match ¹ + stick ¹

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Example Sentences

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This weekend, LS Lowry will also be added to the list when a new, free immersive experience brings his trademark matchstick men to life at Salford's Lowry arts centre.

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In the fires, palms went up with a whoosh, like matchsticks in hell.

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Her log house is on a hill in the woods, away from the lakefront homes that collapsed like matchsticks in the hurricane.

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The trees still standing are charred and warped like burnt matchsticks.

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Dark grey ash blankets the ground on hills encircling Varnavas, while pine trees have taken on the appearance of used matchsticks.

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match point matchup

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