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matchbox
/ˈmætʃˌbɑks/
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What does matchbox mean?
noun
- A small box, usually a small cardboard box, in which matches are kept.
- Any small, die-cast toy car, usually a collectible.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈmætʃˌbɑks/
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Picking up his pipe and matchbox, and grumbling "It's always the way," he hurried out of the room.
Then he fumbled in his bag, and taking out a matchbox and a piece of candle, proceeded to make a light.
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He emptied the chamois-skin bag and the matchbox into the pockets of his trousers.
There was a gold watch, for one thing, with a chain and locket; there was a silver pencil, and a matchbox, and a handful of small change, and finally a card-case.