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Meaning of matchstick | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈmætʃstɪk

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

العربية ثِقَاب شحاطة شخاطة عُود ثِقَاب عُود كِبْرِيت كبريت كبريتة وَقِيد وَقِيدة
Azərbaycanca kibrit
Беларуская запалка
Български кибрит
Bosanski Lucifer
Čeština šířka zápalka
Dansk tændstik
Deutsch Streichholz Zündholz
Suomi tulitikku
Français allumette
Gaeilge cipín lasán
हिन्दी तीली दियासलाई माचिस
Hrvatski Lucifer
Magyar gyufaszál
Հայերեն լուցկի
Íslenska eldspýta
日本語 マッチ
ქართული ასანთი
ខ្មែរ ឈើគូស
한국어 성냥 성냥개비
Kurdî çipîn çipîn kibrît
Македонски кибритче чкорче
മലയാളം തീപ്പെട്ടി
Nederlands Lucifer
Polski zapałka
Português palito de fósforo
Русский спичка
Slovenčina zápalka
Slovenščina vžigalica
Српски Lucifer
Svenska tändsticka
Kiswahili kijiti cha kiberiti
తెలుగు అగ్గిపుల్ల
Türkçe kibrit
Українська сірник
Tiếng Việt diêm que diêm

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.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

matchup matchweed matchweek matchwinner matchwood matchy-matchiness

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