- the slender piece of wood, cardboard, etc. constituting a match
- something thin like this
matchstick
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matchstick
noun
- A short, slender piece of wood from which a match is made.
- Something similar to a matchstick, as in slenderness: a jicama cut into matchsticks.
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Noun
(plural matchsticks)
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