safety match

noun

: a match capable of being struck and ignited only on a specially prepared friction surface

Word History

First Known Use

1857, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for safety match

• attach
• bycatch
• despatch
• detach
• dispatch
• mismatch
• nuthatch
• potlatch
• toothache
• bache
• batch
• brach

Kids Definition

safety match

noun

: a match that can be struck only on a specially prepared surface