matchstick
noun
match·stick
ˈmach-ˌstik 
1
: a slender piece especially of wood from which a match is made
2
: something resembling a matchstick especially in slenderness
cut a carrot into matchsticks
Examples of matchstick in a Sentence
Cut the peppers into pieces the size of matchsticks.
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His big-screen résumé also included Lovely but Deadly (1981), Family Reunion (1989), Vampire Assassin (2005) and Samurai Cop 2: Deadly Vengeance (2015), where his character is also fond of a matchstick in his mouth (though here, they are colored to match his suits).
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Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 11 Apr. 2025
The world record engine measures over 20 feet long, 9 feet high and 13 feet wide, and was built with more than 1 million matchsticks and 35 gallons of wood glue.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 24 Feb. 2025
In the fires, palms went up with a whoosh, like matchsticks in hell.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Hundred-year-old pine branches snapping off like matchsticks.
—Josh Eells, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025
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Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 11 Apr. 2025
The world record engine measures over 20 feet long, 9 feet high and 13 feet wide, and was built with more than 1 million matchsticks and 35 gallons of wood glue.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 24 Feb. 2025
In the fires, palms went up with a whoosh, like matchsticks in hell.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Hundred-year-old pine branches snapping off like matchsticks.
—Josh Eells, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for matchstick
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“Matchstick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/matchstick. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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