FRICTION MATCH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does friction match mean? 

• FRICTION MATCH (noun)
  The noun FRICTION MATCH has 1 sense:

1. lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical; ignites with friction

  Familiarity information: FRICTION MATCH used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FRICTION MATCH (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical; ignites with friction

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

friction match; lucifer; match

Context example:

as long you've a lucifer to light your fag

Hypernyms ("friction match" is a kind of...):

igniter; ignitor; light; lighter (a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires)

Meronyms (parts of "friction match"):

matchstick (a short thin stick of wood used in making matches)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "friction match"):

fusee; fuzee (a friction match with a large head that will stay alight in the wind)

kitchen match (a wooden friction match that will light on any granular surface; useful to light wood or gas stoves)

book matches; safety match (a paper match that strikes only on a specially prepared surface)

slow match (match or fuse made to burn slowly and evenly)