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matchstick Definition

match·stick (-stik′)

noun

  1. the thin piece of wood, cardboard, etc. of a match
  2. something thin like this

matchstick Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • use: Use a matchstick or something similar to mark your position on the ladder.

Adjective modifier

  • thick: Cut the courgettes and mushrooms into slices, the broccoli into florets, the cabbage into fine shreds and the carrot into thick matchsticks.
  • thin: Implanon is about the size of a thin matchstick.

Modifies a noun

  • man: Click Here Friday 23rd August 2002: Matchstick Men Update: Filming looks to have been stopped on the forthcoming Ridley Scott movie.
  • figure: There's a matchstick figure chained to the line.
  • model: The results of the pose estimation were displayed using an extended matchstick model in MAVERIK.
  • puzzle: Maths on Fire consists of a book and CD of 66 engaging matchstick puzzles.
  • Men: Matchstick Men is definitely a feel good movie that is in no rush to unleash its finest qualities.
  • illustration: The Red Book of Groups Gaie Houston A practical and readable introduction to groupwork with useful matchstick figure illustrations!