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    Tin·der
    /ˈtindər/

    noun

    • 1. dry, flammable material, such as wood or paper, used for lighting a fire: "they slashed down the undergrowth for tinder"
  2. Tinder is one of the things you need to start a fire — it's the extremely dry stuff, like wood or paper, that catches easily and helps get your fire going. To build a campfire, you need both logs and tinder. You might also call tinder kindling.

  3. 1. (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] ˈtindery adj.

  4. Definition of tinder noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  5. 3 days ago · noun. 1. 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. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Derived forms. tindery (ˈtindery) adjective. Word origin.

  6. Jan 29, 2021 · Tinder is an online dating app famous for its swipe and match feature that offers paid subscriptions and a revamped "match" algorithm.

  7. To set fire to; torch. Wiktionary. Advertisement. Origin of Tinder. From Old English tynder, from tind. Compare to Swedish tända (“to light, to set on fire" ), German zünden, Dutch tonder. From Wiktionary. Middle English from Old English tynder. From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition. Tinder Sentence Examples.

  8. TINDER meaning: dry material (such as wood or grass) that burns easily and can be used to start a fire kindling

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