All safety match synonyms
safe·ty match
S s noun safety match
- fusee — a wooden friction match having a large head, formerly used when a larger than normal flame was needed.
- congreve — William. 1670–1729, English dramatist, a major exponent of Restoration comedy; author of Love for Love (1695) and The Way of the World (1700)
- locofoco — (sometimes lowercase) a member of the radical faction of the New York City Democrats, organized in 1835 to oppose the conservative members of the party.
- lucifer match — friction match.
- friction match — a kind of match tipped with a compound that ignites by friction.
- lucifer — a proud, rebellious archangel, identified with Satan, who fell from heaven.