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matchsticks

matchsticks is the plural of matchstick.

Meaning of matchstick

Noun

matchstick (plural matchsticks)

  1. A small, slender piece of wood or cardboard serving as a component of a match.
    • Holonym: match
  2. (in plural) Any similarly small and thin piece.
    • The explosion blew the powder shed to matchsticks.
    Synonyms:
    shred, sliver, splinter

Questions about matchsticks

What is matchsticks the plural of?
Matchsticks is the plural of matchstick.

Words near matchsticks in the dictionary

  1. matchsafe
  2. matchsafes
  3. matchstalk
  4. matchstalks
  5. matchstick
  6. matchsticks
  7. matcht
  8. matchup
  9. matchups
  10. matchweed
  11. matchweeds

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