Matchbox
ahd-5
noun.
A box in which to keep matches.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
A box for holding matches.
noun.
Milit.
, same as
match-pipe
.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
a box for holding matches. See first
match
, n.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
A small cardboard box in which
matches
are kept.
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun.
a box for holding matches
Word Usage
"The opinion of this report on what is currently taking place in Zimbabwe might be called matchbox rattling."
Equivalent
match box
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
box
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
autofire
cannel
cigar-box
condensed milk
cuspidor
variant
match