matchstick
A small, slender piece of wood or cardboard serving as a component of a matchA small, slender piece of wood or cardboard serving as a component of a match.
» Tom is building a matchstick house.
Том строит домик из спичек.
Значение
значений: 2A small, slender piece of wood or cardboard serving as a component of a match.
Holonym: match
A piece of wood or cardboard becomes a matchstick once the end has been dipped in a sulfurous compound to turn it into a complete match.
Streichholz, Zündholz
спи́чкаspíčka
сірни́кsirnýk
(во множественном числе)Any similarly small and thin piece.
The explosion blew the powder shed to matchsticks.
- a short thin stick of wood used in making matches
Примеры
предложений: 5Tom is building a matchstick house.
Том строит домик из спичек.
He gathered the last three matchsticks left on the floor.
Tom is a matchstick man.
Tom tried to illustrate what had happened with the help of a matchbox, three matchsticks and two clothespins.
The famed Taj Mahal has long inspired copies made from such materials as matchsticks, plastic blocks, or sand.
Переводы
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Происхождение
From match + stick.From match + stick.
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