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matchlight

matchlight noun: the light produced by a burning match.

Noun

matchlight (uncountable)

  1. The light produced by a burning match.

Origin of matchlight

From match + light.

Questions about matchlight

What does matchlight mean?
Matchlight means the light produced by a burning match.
What part of speech is matchlight?
Matchlight is a noun.

Words near matchlight in the dictionary

  1. matchings
  2. matchless
  3. matchlesse
  4. matchlessly
  5. matchlessness
  6. matchlight
  7. matchlike
  8. matchlit
  9. matchlock
  10. matchlockman
  11. matchlockmen

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