matchbox

Dictionary: match·box (măch'bŏks') pronunciation

n.
A box in which to keep matches.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a box for holding matches

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Matchbox may refer to:

A box, usually thin wood or sometimes cardboard, which by design contains matches, similar to a matchbook
Matchbox (toy), a well-known brand name of die-cast toys, originally sold in replica matchbox packaging.
Matchbox (window manager), a window manager designed for embedded platforms
"Matchbox (song)", a rock and roll song written and recorded by Carl Perkins that incorporates lines from a 12-bar blues written by Blind Lemon Jefferson and recorded by Carl Perkins and the Beatles, among many others.
"Matchbox", a song by English Indie band The Kooks from their first album, "Inside In/Inside Out".
Matchbox (band), a popular English pop/rock group, who appeared on five top 20 hits
Matchboxing or gutterboxing, the practice of displaying video with a distinct border around the edges of the screen
Matchbox sign, a psychiatric symptom seen in delusional parasitosis and Morgellons.
Matchbox (poetry magazine), a UK poetry magazine
Matchbox Twenty, an American rock band
Matchbox (drinking game) a game played using a match box

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Translations: Matchbox

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - tændstiksæske

Nederlands (Dutch)
lucifersdoosje

Français (French)
n. - boîte d'allumettes

Deutsch (German)
n. - Streichholzschachtel

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - σπιρτόκουτο

Italiano (Italian)
scatoletta di fiammiferi

Português (Portuguese)
n. - caixa de fósforos (f pl)

Русский (Russian)
спичечная коробка

Español (Spanish)
n. - caja de cerillas, caja de fósforos

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - tändsticksask

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
火柴盒

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 火柴盒

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 성냥갑

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - マッチ箱

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) علبه كبريت‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮קופסת גפרורים‬

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