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单词 tinder
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tinder

(tɪndəʳ)
uncountable noun
Tinder consists of small pieces of something dry, especially wood or grass, that burns easily and can be used for lighting a fire.

tinder in British English

(ˈtɪndə)
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
Derived forms
tindery (ˈtindery)
adjective
Word origin
Old English tynder; related to Old Norse tundr, Old High German zuntara

tinder in American English

(ˈtɪndər)
noun
any dry, easily flammable material, esp. as formerly used for starting a fire from a spark made by flint and steel struck together
Word origin
ME < OE tynder (akin to Ger zunder) < base of OE tendan, to kindle

Examples of 'tinder' in a sentence
tinder

Erwin's gaze sought Fletcher as he spoke and found him sitting in the one chair that wasn't tinder, his back to Erwin.
Clive Barker EVERVILLE (2001)
That's not tinder we want to relight; the resulting blaze might scorch us all.
Forbes, Bryan THE ENDLESS GAME (2001)
said Will and, pushing back his chair, along with Mrs. McGee, he stood up and reached for the tinder.
Clive Barker SACRAMENT (2001)
It shot like lightning into the firepit, instantly igniting and consuming the tinder, and turning it to black ash.
David Zindell THE LIGHTSTONE: BOOK ONE, PART ONE OF THE EA CYCLE (2001)
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