tinder

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see also: Tinder

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈtɪndə/
• (America) IPA: /ˈtɪndəɹ/

Noun

tinder

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

Related terms

• teend

Translations

• French: amadou
• German: Zunder
• Italian: esca
• Portuguese: graveto, isca
• Russian: трут
• Spanish: yesca

Verb

tinder (tinders, present participle tindering; past and past participle tindered)

1. (transitive) To set fire to; torch.
   • , Herman Melville, Moby-Dick

     Is heaven a murderer when its lightning strikes a would-be murderer in his bed, tindering sheets and skin together?

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Tinder

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Proper noun

1. Surname

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