Definition of Matchsticks

1. Noun. (plural of matchstick) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Matchsticks

1. matchstick [n] - See also: matchstick

Lexicographical Neighbors of Matchsticks

matchmade
matchmake
matchmaker
matchmakers
matchmakes
matchmaking
matchmakings
matchmark
matchmarked
matchmarking
matchmarks
matchplay
matchpoint
matchpoints
matchstick
matchsticks (current term)
matcht
matchup
matchups
matchweed
matchwinner
matchwinners
matchwinning
matchwood
matchwoods
matchy
matchy-matchy
mated
matehood

Literary usage of Matchsticks

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Black River by Justin Clemens (2007)
"... because love painstakingly assembles all the detail as if building a house of matchsticks or rather a hollow horse of matchsticks on which to ride. ..."

2. History of the World War by Frank Herbert Simonds (1919)
""They broke down trees as if they were matchsticks and were over the barricades like elephants. The Boches were thoroughly scared. "They came running out of ..."

3. Essential Skills in Mathematics: A Comparative Analysis of American and by John A. Dossey, Lois Peak, Dawn Nelson (1997)
"Item D16 requires students to abstract a pattern from an arrangement of matchsticks and evaluate their pattern for the case of 20 squares. ..."

4. Nonfiction Craft Lessons: Teaching Information Writing K-8 by JoAnn Portalupi, Ralph J. Fletcher (2001)
"When big storms hit, homes built on the shoreline may be smashed into matchsticks. The cost of insuring and rebuilding such homes is extremely high. ..."

5. Reminiscences of My childhood and Youth by Georg Morris Cohen Brandes (1906)
"... words: " I don't delude myself into supposing that I can stop the Prussians with the matchsticks that are being planted on the ramparts. ..."

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