Definition of "matchstick" [matchstick]

• A short slender piece of wood from which a match is made. (noun)
• Something similar to a matchstick, as in slenderness or strength. (noun)
• Short, narrow, and slender: matchstick arms; matchstick slices of potato. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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