matchstick
[ mach-stik ]
/ ˈmætʃˌstɪk /
noun
a short, slender piece of flammable wood used in making matches.
something that suggests a matchstick, as in thinness or fragility.
Words nearby matchstick
matchless,
matchlist,
matchlock,
matchmaker,
matchmark,
matchstick,
matchup,
matchwood,
matchy-matchy,
mate,
mate's rates
Example sentences from the Web for matchstick
Two small openings roughly equal to the diameter of a matchstick are left for urination and menstruation respectively.
Save for the other matchstick mast and the spider-web ratlines, the horizon is unbroken.
Jungle Peace |William BeebeTurning sidewise, the boat lifted like a matchstick on the crest of a giant wave and spun dizzily down into the trough.
The Spell of the White Sturgeon |James Arthur KjelgaardOne pier of a concrete bridge, erected two years before,256 which spans Silver and Porter Streets, cracked off like a matchstick.
British Dictionary definitions for matchstick
matchstick
/ (ˈmætʃˌstɪk) /
noun
the wooden part of a match
adjective
made with or as if with matchsticks
a matchstick model
(esp of figures drawn with single strokes) thin and straight
matchstick men