Word Type

Verb

Noun

The word "matches" can be used as verb and noun.

Word Relationships

Typical Location

backpack box

Capable Of

cause fire light campfire light candle light fires

Inflected/Variant Forms

match

Not Capable Of

work when wet

Receives Action

found at campsite

Related Terms

match

Used For

light candle light candles light fire light oven start fire start fires

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.