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# matchbox

noun (a matchbox, matchboxes)

«matchbox» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A small box that holds matches, with a rough side for striking them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/matchbox/#m1)
2. Something very small, like a «matchbox car» (a tiny toy car) or a very small room or house. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/matchbox/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life and safety lessons: matches and matchboxes are for adults, children should give any they find to an adult. Matchboxes are used in craft (matchbox drawers, tiny dioramas) and maths (measuring volume of a small box). In stories, a «matchbox flat» means a tiny home. Phrases: matchbox car, matchbox label.

### Examples

- Grandad keeps a matchbox by the fireplace. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/matchbox/#x1)
- We made a tiny bed for the doll from a matchbox. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/matchbox/#x2)
- My brother collects matchbox cars. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/matchbox/#x3)
- The flat was the size of a matchbox. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/matchbox/#x4)
- If you find a matchbox, give it to a grown-up. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/matchbox/#x5)
- The matchbox is 5 cm long, 3 cm wide and 1 cm high, so its volume is 15 cubic centimetres. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/matchbox/#x6)
- Some people collect old matchbox labels. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/matchbox/#x7)
- As soon as he entered the cottage, which stood like a matchbox in the heart of the pine-woods, he went to greet his mother, saying: [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/matchbox/#x8)

### Note

Countable: plural matchboxes (add «-es» after «x»). One word. Safety: matches can cause fires and burns; children should not play with them.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «matchbox» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/matchbox/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«matchbox» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/matchbox.html) on Mova free.