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BOOK MATCHES
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Dictionary entry overview: What does book matches mean?
• BOOK MATCHES (noun)
The noun BOOK MATCHES has 1 sense:
1. a paper match that strikes only on a specially prepared surface
Familiarity information: BOOK MATCHES used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A paper match that strikes only on a specially prepared surface
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
book matches; safety match
Hypernyms ("book matches" is a kind of...):
friction match; lucifer; match (lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical; ignites with friction)
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