matchbox

[ mach-boks ]

noun

1. a small box, usually of cardboard, for matches. match.

matchbox

/ ˈmætʃˌbɒks /

noun

1. a small box for holding matches

Word History and Origins

Origin of matchbox¹

First recorded in 1780–90; match ¹ + box ¹

Example Sentences

Roughly the size of a matchbox, the implant sits inside the brain, silently listening to and decoding its electrical signals.

From Singularity Hub 

I work 18 hours a day so I can afford to live in a matchbox.

From The Daily Beast

Instead, I distracted him with three different Matchbox cars, a new one for each leg of the journey.

From The Daily Beast

He drew forth his steel matchbox with numb and shaking fingers, opened it and stood stricken dumb.

From Project Gutenberg

He opened the matchbox, took out the match, struck it carefully and laid it among the birch bark.

From Project Gutenberg

Chesterton pounced upon the half-buried matchbox, and in a panic lest he might again lose it, thrust it inside his tunic.

From Project Gutenberg

Feeling that I was in a sanctuary, I was a little surprised that such a matchbox should have been tolerated.

From Project Gutenberg

To my exceeding joy he stamped his little foot, and was so naughty that, in gratitude, I gave him five minutes with a matchbox.

From Project Gutenberg