matchstick

Definitions

1. A small, slender piece of wood or cardboard serving as a component of a match.
2. Any similarly small and thin piece.
   in-plural

Equivalents

Examples

“A piece of wood or cardboard becomes a matchstick once the end⟳ has been dipped in a sulfurous compound to turn⟳ it into a complete⟳ match⟳.”

“The explosion blew the powder shed⟳ to matchsticks.”

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