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tinder (noun)

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  • tinder — ► NOUN ▪ dry, flammable material used for lighting a fire. ORIGIN Old English …   English terms dictionary

  • tinder — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tynder; akin to Old High German zuntra tinder, Old English tendan to kindle Date: before 12th century 1. a very flammable substance adaptable for use as kindling 2. something that serves to incite… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • tinder fungus — noun : a fungus that is a source of punk; especially : a destructive pore fungus (Fomes fomentarius) that attacks the beech, elm, and various fruit trees and is used in making tinder and a pliant feltlike material …   Useful english dictionary

  • tinder — noun small dry sticks and finely divided fibrous matter etc., used to help light a fire. See Also: teend …   Wiktionary

  • tinder — noun dry, flammable material, such as wood or paper, used for lighting a fire. Derivatives tindery adjective Origin OE tynder, tyndre, of Gmc origin …   English new terms dictionary

  • tinder — noun (U) dry material that burns easily and can be used for lighting fires …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • tinder — tin|der [ tındər ] noun uncount dry wood, grass, etc. used for lighting fires …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • tinder — UK [ˈtɪndə(r)] / US [ˈtɪndər] noun [uncountable] dry wood, grass etc used for lighting fires …   English dictionary

  • tinder — /ˈtɪndə / (say tinduh) noun 1. a material or preparation formerly used for catching the spark from a flint and steel struck together for fire or light. 2. any dry substance that readily takes fire from a spark. {Middle English; Old English… …  

  • ignitor — noun 1. a substance used to ignite or kindle a fire • Syn: ↑igniter, ↑lighter • Derivationally related forms: ↑light (for: ↑lighter), ↑ignite, ↑ignite ( …   Useful english dictionary

  • tinderbox — noun Date: 1530 1. a. a metal box for holding tinder and usually a flint and steel for striking a spark b. a highly inflammable object or place 2. a potentially explosive place or situation …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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