Visual meaning of 'matchsticks'? - learn with images, example in daily life

Visual illustration of matchsticks: A small, slender piece of wood or cardboard serving as a component of a match. - Image 1

matchsticks: A small, slender piece of wood or cardboard serving as a component of a match. - Thumbnail 1

matchsticks: A small, slender piece of wood or cardboard serving as a component of a match. - Thumbnail 2

noun

A small, slender piece of wood or cardboard serving as a component of a match.

"The end of the matchstick is dipped in a sulfurous compound to turn it into a complete match."

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Visual illustration of matchsticks: (chiefly in the plural) Any similarly small and thin piece. - Image 1

matchsticks: (chiefly in the plural) Any similarly small and thin piece. - Thumbnail 1

matchsticks: (chiefly in the plural) Any similarly small and thin piece. - Thumbnail 2

noun

(chiefly in the plural) Any similarly small and thin piece.

"The explosion blew the powder shed to matchsticks."