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tin·der (t

Readily combustible material, such as dry twigs, used to kindle fires.

[Middle English, from Old English tynder.]

tinder [ˈtɪndə]

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

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Noun

tinder - 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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