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    matchstick

    US /ˈmætʃˌstɪk/

    ・

    UK /ˈmætʃstɪk/

    C1
    n. (c.)Countable NounSmall stick you strike to light a fire, candle etc.
    Please find me a matchstick so I can light this candle

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    Eleventh Doctor Meets The Tenth Doctor - Doctor Who - The Day of the Doctor - BBC

    03:58Eleventh Doctor Meets The Tenth Doctor - Doctor Who - The Day of the Doctor - BBC
    • It's like a special effect. Oy! Ha! Matchstick man.

      It's like a special effect. Oy! Ha! Matchstick man.

    • Matchstick man.

      Matchstick man.

    A2

    UK considers significant increase to defence spending | BBC News

    05:34UK considers significant increase to defence spending | BBC News
    • The trouble is, we used to be able to do that very well in this country, but now, rather than a big stick, we've got a matchstick, because there have been successive cuts to our military over certainly the last 15 years, but actually longer than that, and our military now is in a parlor state.

      The trouble is, we used to be able to do that very well in this country, but now, rather than a big stick, we've got a matchstick, because there have been successive cuts to our military over certainly the last 15 years, but actually longer than that, and our military now is in a parlor state.

    • but now, in rather than a big stick, we've got a matchstick because there have been successive cuts to our military over, certainly, the last 15 years, but

      but now, in rather than a big stick, we've got a matchstick because there have been successive cuts to our military over, certainly, the last 15 years, but

    B1

    5 EASY Instant Ramen Noodle Recipes for Dinner | Cheap TASTY Budget Meals

    10:595 EASY Instant Ramen Noodle Recipes for Dinner | Cheap TASTY Budget Meals
    • Also I added in 1 cup of matchstick carrots, 1 diced onion.

      Also I added in 1 cup of matchstick carrots, 1 diced onion.

    • I added in one cup of matchstick carrots.

      I added in one cup of matchstick carrots.

    B1

    Stop buying KIMCHI, make this instead (+ save money!)

    05:34Stop buying KIMCHI, make this instead (+ save money!)
    • So a carrot, which I'm going to julienne, so just cutting it up into matchstick-like pieces, and

      So a carrot, which I'm going to julienne, so just cutting it up into matchstick-like pieces, and

    • A carrot which I'm going to julienne—so just cutting it up into matchstick-like pieces—

      A carrot which I'm going to julienne—so just cutting it up into matchstick-like pieces—

    B2

    Rainy Day Hacks - Hack It

    06:04Rainy Day Hacks - Hack It
    • When a matchstick gets wet, this doesn't light.

      When a matchstick gets wet, this doesn't light.

    • When a matchstick gets wet, this doesn't light.

      When a matchstick gets wet, this doesn't light.

    B1

    NEW! - 10 amazing bets you will always win (9)

    03:32NEW! - 10 amazing bets you will always win (9)
    • Place a matchstick into the edge of a matchbox like this. Say that you are an amazing archer,

      Place a matchstick into the edge of a matchbox like this. Say that you are an amazing archer,

    • Place a matchstick into the edge of a matchbox like this.

      Place a matchstick into the edge of a matchbox like this.

    B1

    How I Start My Day in the English Countryside | Comprehensible Input

    25:35How I Start My Day in the English Countryside | Comprehensible Input
    • This is a matchstick.

      This is a matchstick.

    • This is a matchstick.

      This is a matchstick.

    B1

    Understand REAL English: Fictional Characters in Everyday English

    14:43Understand REAL English: Fictional Characters in Everyday English
    • like a matchstick and a piece of tape.

      like a matchstick and a piece of tape.

    • like a matchstick and a piece of tape.

      like a matchstick and a piece of tape.

    A2

    10 Amazing Bets You Will Always Win

    02:5910 Amazing Bets You Will Always Win
    • To win the bet, just move this matchstick. And this one. And this one.

      To win the bet, just move this matchstick. And this one. And this one.

    A2