tinder (redirected from tindery)

tin·der  (tndr)

n.

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

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[Middle English, from Old English tynder.]

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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

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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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tinder [ˈtɪndəʳ] n → esca