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matchstick

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
matchstick /ˈmætʃˌstɪk/ noun
plural matchsticks
matchstick
/ˈmætʃˌstɪk/
noun
plural matchsticks
Learner's definition of MATCHSTICK
[count]
: the wood or paper part of a match火柴棍;火柴棒
TOEFL BNC: 20890 COCA: 24329

matchstick

noun

match·​stick ˈmach-ˌstik How to pronounce matchstick (audio)
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

Example Sentences

Cut the peppers into pieces the size of matchsticks.
Recent Examples on the Web The designer’s cool frayed panama hat is finished with his signature matchstick, and this luxe chapeau fits right in at casual farmers market strolls and tropical vacations. Thomas Hindle, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 July 2022 The birth control implant is a flexible, plastic rod about the size of a matchstick that is inserted just under the skin in the upper arm by a health care professional. Julie Washington, cleveland, 11 July 2022 The natural wood tones of the dresser and matchstick blinds warm the black-and-white room. Sarah Wolf Halverson, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 May 2022 After two seasons of their romance, though, the fire between them is burning as bright as a damp matchstick. Natalie Lin, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2021 One quality in the Bassi Chardonnay in particular justified the Burgundian comparison: an aroma that smells like a matchstick that’s just been struck and lit. Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 July 2021 In the eastern province of Camarines Sur, a light tower snapped like a matchstick in a video uploaded by a local congressman. Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2020 The directions suggested that the next course, chopped raw hamachi with mustard oil and seaweed, be plated in a ring mold, with purple daikon matchsticks and black lime salt sprinkled on top. Soleil Ho, SFChronicle.com, 1 May 2020 Or, use roasted tofu cut into matchsticks to keep this recipe vegan. The Good Housekeeping Test Kitchen, Good Housekeeping, 10 Apr. 2020 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1791, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of matchstick was in 1791
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