Word: matchstick
A small, slender piece of wood or cardboard serving as a component of a match. Example: The end of the matchstick is dipped in a sulfurous compound to turn it into a complete match.
(chiefly in the plural) Any similarly small and thin piece. Example: The explosion blew the powder shed to matchsticks.
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