Associations to the word «Matchstick»

Wiktionary

MATCHSTICK, noun. A small, slender piece of wood or cardboard serving as a component of a match.
MATCHSTICK, noun. Any similarly small and thin pieces; frequently used in the plural.

Dictionary definition

MATCHSTICK, noun. A short thin stick of wood used in making matches.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats