match² /mach/

1. A short stick of wood or other material tipped with an easily ignited material
2. A piece of inflammable material which easily takes or carries fire
3. A piece of treated cord, readily inflammable but slow-burning, for firing a gun, an explosive, etc

matchˈbook noun

A small cardboard folder holding matches and having an abrasive strip against which they may be struck

matchˈbox noun

A box for holding matches

matchˈ-cord noun (obsolete)

A piece of rope used as a slow-match

matchˈlock noun

1. The lock of a musket containing a match for firing it
2. A musket so fired

matchˈ-maker noun

matchˈstick noun

The wooden shaft of a match

adjective

1. Very thin, like a matchstick
2. (of figures in a drawing, etc) having limbs suggested by single lines

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