English-German translations for matchstick

• Hering der
• Streichholz das
• Zündholz das

Definition of matchstick

• A small, slender piece of wood or cardboard serving as a component of a match
• Any similarly small and thin piece

Examples

• The end of the matchstick is dipped in a sulfurous compound to turn it into a complete match.
• The explosion blew the powder shed to matchsticks.

Related words

• match
• matchbox
• mismatch
• matchbook
• unmatched
• mismatched
• matching
• matched
• matchmaker