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matchhead

matchhead noun: the head of a match, especially the easily ignited and highly flammable head of a friction match.

matchhead: the head of a match, especially the easily ignited and highly flammable head of a friction match
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Noun

matchhead (plural matchheads)

  1. The head of a match, especially the easily ignited and highly flammable head of a friction match.
    • Holonym: match
    • He struck the match and immediately touched it to the others in the book. There was a ffffhut! sound, a strong whiff of burning sulfur that went into his head like a whiff of smelling salts, and a bright flare of matchheads.1999, Stephen King, 1408

Forms of matchhead

pluralmatchheads
alternative formmatch head
alternative formmatch-head

Origin of matchhead

From match + head.

Questions about matchhead

What does matchhead mean?
Matchhead means the head of a match, especially the easily ignited and highly flammable head of a friction match.
What part of speech is matchhead?
Matchhead is a noun.
What is the plural of matchhead?
The plural of matchhead is matchheads.

Words near matchhead in the dictionary

  1. matchflares
  2. matchgate
  3. matchgates
  4. matchgirl
  5. matchgirls
  6. matchhead
  7. matchheads
  8. matchiness
  9. matching
  10. matching beat for beat
  11. matching number

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