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tinder

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tin·der  (tndr)
n.
Readily combustible material, such as dry twigs, used to kindle fires.
[Middle English, from Old English tynder.]
tinder [ˈtɪndə]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Forestry) dry wood or other easily combustible material used for lighting a fire
2. anything inflammatory or dangerous his speech was tinder to the demonstrators' unrest
[Old English tynder; related to Old Norse tundr, Old High German zuntara]
tindery  adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.tinder - material for starting a firetinder - material for starting a fire        
kindling, spunk, touchwood, punk
igniter, ignitor, lighter - a substance used to ignite or kindle a fire
Translations
tinder [ˈtɪndəʳ] N (lit, fig) → yesca f
to burn like tinder → arder como la yesca
tinder
n → Zunder m
tinder [ˈtɪndəʳ] n → esca
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But all at once it flashed across him that there was a little end of tinder in the tinder-box, which he had taken from the hollow tree into which the Witch had helped him down.
The Yellow Fairy Book by Lang, Andrew View in context
From a small bag of twisted coconut hanging from his neck upon his withered and sunken chest, he drew out flint and steel and tinder, and, even while the impatient steward was proffering him a box of matches, struck a spark, caught it in the tinder, blew it into strength and quantity, and lighted his pipe from it.
Michael, Brother of Jerry by London, Jack View in context
When the flame of the sulphur splinters kindled by the tinder burned up, first blue and then red, Shcherbinin lit the tallow candle, from the candlestick of which the cockroaches that had been gnawing it were running away, and looked at the messenger.
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
 
 
 
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