matchstick

🇬🇧 UK/'mætʃstik/🇺🇸 US
TOEFLC2

Definitions

n.

A small thin stick of wood that forms part of a match used for lighting fires.

火柴棍

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
matchstickother
=matchstick

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    He struck the matchstick against the box to light the candle.

  • 2.

    The child played with matchsticks before the adult intervened.

  • 3.

    The model building was constructed from tiny matchsticks.

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