Phrase Hound found 113 phrases and 92 compound words that contain match. The most common are listed below. Open match in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 113
- match-upAlternative spelling of matchup: A pairing of two things, people or teams, especially for a competition
- mix and matchTo vary elements to make compatible combinations.
- Perfect Match
- Exact Match
- match pointA state in a game where a player can win the entire match by winning the next point. Often used in tennis.
- quick matchA pyrotechnic fuse consisting of a cotton string, coated with black powder, confined in a paper tube.
- match dayThe day when graduating medical-school students find out where they will serve as residents.
- man of the matchThe best player in a match.
- safety matchA friction match only able to be activated by strikes against a specific kind of surface, usually by coating it with red phosphorus.
- match-makingAlternative form of matchmaking: An attempt to make two people romantically interested in each other, especially an attempt to set up a date between people or to arrange a marriage.
- price matchA policy in which a shop / store sells every item at the same price as at its competitor, or even less.
- black matchA pyrotechnic fuse consisting of a cotton string, coated with black powder.
- match-makerAlternative form of matchmaker (“someone who seeks a romantic partner for another”).
- First Match
- slow matchA slow-burning fuse used to ignite a matchlock musket or fire a cannon.
- Pattern match
- football matchA single game of football between two teams.
- match safeA small container for matches.
- match fixingThe act of losing, or playing to a pre-determined result, in sports matches after betting against oneself.
- love matchA marriage, betrothal, or other romantic relationship which is based on a spontaneous mutual feeling of love by the two individuals in the relationship, as opposed to a relationship based on other reasons or an arranged marriage brokered …
- player of the matchBest player in a match.
- friendly matchA game that has no competitive value; an exhibition match
- hair matchA wrestling match in which the loser undergoes the forfeit of having the head shaved bald.
- match cutA cut between two different objects, spaces, or compositions in which there is a correspondence between the two scenes, helping to establish continuity of action and linking the two shots metaphorically.
- match playA scoring system in which points are awarded for each hole won, as opposed to stroke play.
Compound words 92
- matchmakerSomeone who finds suitable dates or marriage partners for other people.
- mismatchTo match unsuitably; to fail to match
- matchstickA small, slender piece of wood or cardboard serving as a component of a match.
- matchlessHaving no match; without equal.
- matcherOne who arranges (or tries to arrange) marriages or relationships for others; a matchmaker.
- matchlockEarly type of firearm, using a smoldering piece of cord to fire the powder in the firing pan.
- matchmakeTo carry out matchmaking: to set up a date between two people or to arrange a marriage.
- overmatchTo match more than intended.
- matchwoodWood, often in the form of splinters, suitable for making matches.
- crossmatchTo test whether the blood of a donor and recipient are compatible.