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Meanings of matchstick in English

Russian
спички
Portuguese
fósforo
Spanish
cerilla
Catalan
llumí
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Device for lighting fires.

        спички
        Usage of matchstick in English
        1
        A far-off form, tall, windswept, framed by a forest of matchstick trees.
        Nevermore
        2
        He breaks his matchstick in half and flips it onto the table.
        Hard-boiled wonderland and the end of the world: a novel
        3
        Cut both apples into matchstick-sized strips and place in a large bowl.
        Hungry girl: 200 under 200: 200 recipes under 200 calories
        4
        It looks like a matchstick bridge, thin and spindly above the trees.
        Full Circle
        5
        He made a matchstick house out of the winnings, with too much concentration.
        The Watchmaker of Filigree Street
        6
        A long, fair, slender arm reaches out, holding a matchstick torch.
        To the end of the land
        7
        Her elbows were bowling balls set into the middle of her matchstick arms.
        Brave girl eating: a family's struggle with anorexia
        8
        Chop any leftover veggie into matchstick shapes and place in a glass jar.
        News.com.au
        9
        Righty leaned back in his chair and picked his teeth with a matchstick.
        The man who ate the 747
        10
        A former matchstick factory has been transformed into three bars.
        The Guardian
        11
        For the soup, slice the lean pork into matchstick-sized strips.
        The Guardian
        12
        Birds ran everywhere, their matchstick legs skittering across mud the color of peanut shells.
        Mysterious Skin
        13
        It crumpled the three-inch-thick bough like someone snapping a matchstick.
        Summer of Night
        14
        Kallendbor had his broadsword out, holding it forth like a matchstick against a hurricane.
        The Tangle Box
        15
        He lounged outside the post office, a matchstick in the corner of his mouth.
        Serena
        16
        For thicker fabrics, ensure you leave a long enough shank by stitching across a matchstick.
        The Guardian
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        Matchstick through the time