matchsticks
Tiny wooden igniters
Matchsticks are the thin wooden or cardboard sticks of matches, whether unused or burnt.
The word often emphasizes their slender fragility: The old fence posts had rotted to matchsticks.
Matchstick figures are simple drawings with lines for limbs.
Matchstick legs are very thin.
Combustible material for ignition
- kindlingMaterial for starting fires
- sparkTiny fiery particle
- flameBurning gas made visible
- igniteStart burning something
strike · sulfur · phosphorus · friction · burn · light · campfire · bonfire
Building scaled-down replicas
- sculptureShaped three-dimensional art
- miniatureReduced-scale representation
- glueBonding substance
- bridge-buildingEstablishing connections between estranged parties
tower · construction · assemblage · toothpick · diorama · puzzle · patience · precision
Paper-wrapped tobacco cylinder
- tobaccoDried smoking leaf
- ashtrayCigarette disposal dish
- nicotineAddictive tobacco alkaloid
- light-upBecome illuminated or joyful
smoke · habit · pack · carton · vintage · mid-century · advertising · striker
Mathematics of basic operations
- additionJoining quantities mathematically
- subtractionRemoving quantities mathematically
- manipulativesTangible educational objects
- tallyRecorded count
grouping · bundles · teaching · preschool · Montessori · hands-on · concrete · visualize
tinder
Combustible material for ignition
ignite · strike · sulfur · phosphorus · friction · burn · light · campfire · bonfire · hearth
model-making
Building scaled-down replicas
bridge-building · tower · construction · assemblage · toothpick · diorama · puzzle · patience · precision · stacking
cigarette
Paper-wrapped tobacco cylinder
light-up · smoke · habit · pack · carton · vintage · mid-century · advertising · striker
arithmetic
Mathematics of basic operations
- additionJoining quantities mathematically
- subtractionRemoving quantities mathematically
- manipulativesTangible educational objects
tally · grouping · bundles · teaching · preschool · Montessori · hands-on · concrete · visualize · sets
brainteaser
Puzzle demanding clever thought
triangle · square · equation · solution · logic · spatial · riddle · challenge · pattern · configuration
matchstickslighters
Handheld ignition devices
flint and steel · fire extinguishers · water · pilot lights · butane lighter
matchsticksfire extinguisher
Portable flame suppression device
water · fire blanket · fire retardant · sprinkler system · candle snuffer
matchstickssteel beams
Structural metal supports
iron bars · girders · I-beams · concrete blocks · reinforced concrete
- matchstick puzzleWooden sliver logic game