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match·stick

(măch′stĭk′)

1. A short, slender piece of wood from which a match is made.

2. Something similar to a matchstick, as in slenderness: a jicama cut into matchsticks.

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matchstick

(ˈmætʃˌstɪk)

the wooden part of a match

adj

1. made with or as if with matchsticks: a matchstick model.

2. (esp of figures drawn with single strokes) thin and straight: matchstick men.

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match•stick

(ˈmætʃˌstɪk)

n.

1. a short slender piece of wood used in making matches.

2. something that suggests a matchstick in thinness or fragility.

[1785–95]

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Noun

matchstick - a short thin stick of wood used in making matches

friction match, match, lucifer - lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical; ignites with friction; "he always carries matches to light his pipe"; "as long you've a lucifer to light your fag"

stick - an implement consisting of a length of wood; "he collected dry sticks for a campfire"; "the kid had a candied apple on a stick"

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matchstick

[ˈmætʃstɪk] N → fósforo m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

matchstick

[ˈmætʃstɪk]

n (= match) → allumette f matchsticks

npl (= thin sticks of vegetable) → julienne f
to cut sth into matchsticks [+ carrots, leeks, cucumber, celery] → couper qch en julienne
Cut the cucumber into matchsticks → Coupez le concombre en julienne.match-up matchup [ˈmætʃʌp] n (= head-to-head, competition) → duel m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

matchstick

[ˈmætʃˌstɪk] n → fiammifero

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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