match heads
Ignitable stick ends
Match heads are the bulbous tips of matches, coated with chemicals that ignite when struck.
The phosphorus and other compounds create the flammable reaction.
Match heads appear in contexts of fire-starting, improvised explosives, or descriptions of small quantities: He scraped the match heads into a pile.
Figuratively, something the size of a match head is very small.
- sulfurYellow combustible element
- sulfur smellAcrid yellow element's odor
- phosphorusGlow-in-dark element
- strikerOne who hits targets
- frictionResistance between touching surfaces
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