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tinder

2 syllables
nounverb
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As a noun, tinder means small dry sticks and finely-divided fibrous matter etc., used to help light a fire. As a verb, it means set fire to.

Meanings of tinder

3 meanings

noun

  1. Small dry sticks and finely-divided fibrous matter etc., used to help light a fire.

  2. Material for starting a fire

    Similar: kindling, touchwood, spunk, punk

verb

  1. To set fire to; torch.

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

noun: material for starting a fire
kindlingtouchwoodspunkpunk

Words that rhyme with tinder

hindercinderwinder

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