matchbook
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4.1
- noun
- /ˈmæʧˌbʊk/
- He struck a match from the matchbook to light the candle.
- matchbook cover
- matchbook collection
- hotel matchbook
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Watch on YouTubeSo this guy writes his phone number on a matchbook and throws it on the on the desk and say call me.
- So this guy writes his phone number on a matchbook and throws it on the on the desk and say call me.
- But I went to open a matchbook matchbox to light a candle, and all the matches had been used.
Examples
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I close my book, using a matchbook cover for a bookmark.
Fiction book (1992) -
But I took the time to put a matchbook in my purse.
Fiction book (1990) -
The matchbook stayed on the table all that day and into the next.
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I came back to my office to dial the number on the matchbook
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His glance then fell upon the writing on the matchbook that he held in his hand.
Fiction book (1995) -
We found this matchbook by Madame Van Dougen's garage.
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Here, Mrs. Agnew, a couple new matchbooks for your collection.
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I have many unique matchbooks, in particular from South America, Oslo, and Paris.
Blog text (14) -
I reach into my purse for the gold hotel matchbook my father gave me: his beeper number is scribbled inside.
Fiction book (1999) -
"Here," he said, handing me a little map he'd drawn on the inside of a Raptures matchbook.
Fiction book (2002)
Synonyms
6
1.0
A small box that holds matches
1
3.1
A small folded paper cover that holds several matches you light to make a flame
How Many Matches
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Matchbook comes from match ('a small stick used to make fire') and book ('a small paper book'). It was named because this tiny folder looks like a little book holding rows of matches, so the name tells you both what it looks like and what it is used for.