tindernoun [ U ]
uk/ˈtɪn.dər/us/ˈtɪn.dɚ/small pieces of something dry that burns easily, used for lighting fires:
We used some dry grass as tinder to light the campfire.
The grass is tinder-dry (= so dry that it will burn easily), so there's a risk of fire.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Starting fires
- combust
- fire
- fire starter
- firelighter
- ignite
- ignition
- incendiary
- kindle
- kindling
- light
- make
- make sth up
- put
- put sth out 1
- relight
- set fire to sth/sb idiom
- splutter
- strike
- torch
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