toothpick

Converse of object

• insert: Spoon into the prepared loaf tin and bake for 1 hour or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• use: I used toothpicks to hold the cam nets up covering the points with green stuff to stop them poking through.
• take: Now take the toothpick that was dipped in the soap and dip the soapy end into the center, what happens now?
• have: We have been asked why we have a toothpick on the back of our tubs.

Adjective modifier

• flat: Use a flat toothpick or other convenient implement and apply a thin smooth layer of the glue around the edge of the cell.
• wooden: EFFECT: The magician pushes a wooden toothpick into the middle of a matchbox.

Modifies a noun

• man: TOOTHPICK MAN: They were told to wait out here.