matchstick means A small, slender piece of wood or cardboard serving as a component of a match. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 88 out of 100.
matchstick is pronounced /ˈmætʃstɪk/.
Etymology
From match + stick.
noun
- A small, slender piece of wood or cardboard serving as a component of a match.“Holonym: match”
- Any similarly small and thin piece.“The explosion blew the powder shed to matchsticks.”