matchstick

Tiny wooden igniter

A matchstick is the thin wooden or cardboard stem of a match, tipped with a combustible head that ignites when struck.

The word often emphasizes the slender stick itself: matchstick legs, a matchstick figure.

Children build structures from spent matchsticks.

He snapped the matchstick in half.

fire

ignition

Starting combustion process

  • strikeForceful impact or stoppage
  • frictionResistance between touching surfaces
  • sparkTiny fiery particle

sulfur · phosphorus · flame · kindling · tinder · light · combustion · flammable · burn · heat

craft

model

Representation or paradigm

construction · assemblage · bridge · tower · house · kit · hobby · balsa · lattice · interlocking

object

wooden

Made from timber

  • headUppermost body part
  • tipEnd or gratuity
  • boxLidded storage container

booklet · safety · kitchen · wax · waterproof · disposable · pocket-sized · Swan

thinness

slender

Thin and graceful

wiry · bony · gaunt · scrawny · lanky · frail · twiggy · emaciated · lean · slight

Categories
Opposites
fire-starting method

matchsticklighter

Comparative of not heavy

fire extinguisher · water · flint and steel · blowtorch · torch lighter

size/substance

matchsticklog

Sectioned tree trunk

beam · timber · tree trunk · plank · telephone pole

fire relationship

matchstickfire extinguisher

Portable flame suppression device

water bucket · fire blanket · sprinkler · fire retardant

Phrases
Family

matchsticks

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G