matchstick

matchstick
a) 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.

b) Any similarly small and thin pieces; frequently used in the plural.

The explosion blew the powder shed to matchsticks.


Wikipedia foundation.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Matchstick — est un rappeur né en 1984 à Nice. Sommaire 1 Biographie 2 Participations 3 Discographie 4 Apparitions …   Wikipédia en Français

  • matchstick — ► NOUN 1) the stem of a match. 2) (before another noun ) drawn using thin straight lines: matchstick men …   English terms dictionary

  • matchstick — [mach′stik΄] n. 1. the thin piece of wood, cardboard, etc. of a match 2. something thin like this …   English World dictionary

  • matchstick — [[t]mæ̱tʃstɪk[/t]] matchsticks 1) N COUNT A matchstick is the wooden part of a match. Use a pointed object such as a broken matchstick. 2) N COUNT: oft N n You can refer to something very small or thin as a matchstick. Cut the cucumber into… …   English dictionary

  • matchstick — UK [ˈmætʃˌstɪk] / US noun [countable] Word forms matchstick : singular matchstick plural matchsticks a single match, especially after it has been burnt …   English dictionary

  • matchstick — noun Date: 1791 1. a slender piece especially of wood from which a match is made 2. something resembling a matchstick especially in slenderness < cut a carrot into matchsticks > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • matchstick — /mach stik /, n. 1. a short, slender piece of flammable wood used in making matches. 2. something that suggests a matchstick, as in thinness or fragility. [1785 95; MATCH1 + STICK1] * * * …   Universalium

  • matchstick — match|stick [ˈmætʃˌstık] n 1.) a wooden ↑match 2.) matchstick men/figures BrE people in pictures who have been drawn with thin lines to represent their arms, legs, and bodies, as if by a child American Equivalent: stick person …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • matchstick — match|stick [ mætʃ,stık ] noun count a single match, especially after it has been burned matchstick man a very simple drawing of a person, with lines to represent the arms, legs, and body …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • matchstick — noun (C) 1 a wooden match 1 (1) 2 matchstick men/figures people drawn with thin lines to represent their arms, legs, and bodies, as if by a child …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”