matchstick

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matchstick

/ˈmætʃstɪk/ Canada, US

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From match + stick.

noun matchsticks · match stick

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

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noun piece of wood

Español	fósforo
한국어	성냥 seongnyang
日本語	マッチ matchi
中文	火柴 huǒchái
हिन्दी	दियासलाई diyāslāī, माचिस mācis
Kiswahili	kijiti cha kiberiti
Português	palito de fósforo
Français	allumette
Deutsch	Streichholz, Zündholz
Русский	спи́чка spíčka
Tiếng Việt	diêm, que diêm
العربية	شَحّاطَة šaḥḥāṭa, شَخَّاطَة šaḵḵāṭa, كِبْرِيت kibrīt, كِبْرِيتَة kibrīta, ثِقَاب ṯiqāb, عُود ثِقَاب ʕūd ṯiqāb

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"matchstick." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/matchstick. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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matchstick. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/matchstick

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"matchstick." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/matchstick.

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@misc{matchstick_2026,
  title = {matchstick},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/matchstick},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}