matchbox
matchbox noun: a small box, usually a small cardboard box, in which matches are kept.
Noun (1)
matchbox (plural matchboxes)
- A small box, usually a small cardboard box, in which matches are kept.
Noun (2)
matchbox (plural matchboxes)
- Any small, die-cast toy car, usually a collectible.
matchbox meaning in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Punjabi
matchbox in Tamil
- small cardboard box in which matches are kept
- தீப்பெட்டி tīppeṭṭi
matchbox in Telugu
- matchbox
- అగ్గిపెట్టె aggipeṭṭe
matchbox in Malayalam
- small cardboard box in which matches are kept
- തീപ്പെട്ടി tīppeṭṭi, തീപ്പെട്ടിക്കൂട് tīppeṭṭikkūṭŭ
matchbox in Punjabi
- small cardboard box in which matches are kept
- ਡੱਬੀ ḍabbī
More languagesFewer languages
- matchbox in Gujarati
- દીવાસળીની પેટી dīvāsaḷīnī peṭī
- matchbox in Assamese
- জুইশলা zuixola
- matchbox in Malay
- kotak mancis
- matchbox in Persian
- قوطی کبریت quti kebrit
- matchbox in Thai
- กล่องไม้ขีด
Forms of matchbox
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Origin of matchbox
From match + box.
By genericization from the die-cast toy car brand Matchbox owned by Mattel, so-called due to the size of the toys to fix in matchboxes.
Words formed from matchbox
Phrases with matchbox
Questions about matchbox
- What does matchbox mean?
- Matchbox means a small box, usually a small cardboard box, in which matches are kept.
- What is matchbox in Tamil?
- Matchbox in Tamil is தீப்பெட்டி (tīppeṭṭi). See Matchbox meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is matchbox?
- Matchbox is a noun.
- What is the plural of matchbox?
- The plural of matchbox is matchboxes.
Words near matchbox in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: matchbox (page history and authors); అగ్గిపెట్టె (Telugu) (page history and authors); জুইশলা (Assamese) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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