Matchstick
[mach-stik] /ˈmætʃˌstɪk/
noun
1.
a short, slender piece of flammable wood used in making .
2.
something that suggests a matchstick, as in thinness or fragility.
/ˈmætʃˌstɪk/
noun
1.
the wooden part of a match
adjective
2.
made with or as if with matchsticks: a matchstick model
3.
(esp of figures drawn with single strokes) thin and straight: matchstick men
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