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Definition of tinder in English: tindernoun ˈtɪndəˈtɪndər mass nounDry, flammable material, such as wood or paper, used for lighting a fire. 易燃物；引火物，火绒，火种 they slashed down the undergrowth for tinder count noun he lit it with a tinder Example sentencesExamples - Political tinder is spread all around the landscape, but who will strike the match?
- The combination of a naturally arid environment, years of drought and poor planning is proving to be dry tinder in a combustible atmosphere.
- He cleaned the waterfowl expertly and made a fire with a box of tinder and a collection of dried sticks on the flat top of an exposed boulder embedded into the earth.
- His method of character development consists of striking his two leads together trying to elicit sparks; alas, the script provides no comedic tinder to be ignited.
- He didn't have any flint or tinder, but he gathered wood and used his magic to light a fire.
- Often, the tundra is like tinder and a badly tended fire can created havoc with pasture for musk ox, deer and reindeer.
- The tinder is there for rebellion to catch fire across British society.
- The heated, heady campus milieu provides tinder for explosive debates in which more than mere politics is at stake.
- The teenage pyromaniacs experimented with different fuel sources, different sorts of fats (some very smelly) and oils, moss, dry rotten wood and home baked tinder using a cotton handkerchief.
- He got out his tinder and after a few moments a merry fire was burning.
- The image of thought here is of lightning, in search of tinder, suddenly blazing into our heads.
- Finally some of the girls stepped in and started throwing some tinder and sticks in the fire.
- Place two handfuls of tinder in the center of the fire circle.
- In the same way as a magnifying glass can be used in bright sunlight to set fire to dry tinder, sound energy can be focused and used to raise temperatures to the point at which the cells will die.
- So, for heaven's sake, don't add tinder to the fire.
- Pine needles greatly increase the flammable surface area of these trees, making ideal tinder for rapid ignition.
- Because of the dry tinder inside, firefighters had to check to ensure the fire had not got through to any other floorboards.
- The pea stalks, dry as tinder, caught quickly and burned merrily, sending a plume of clean white smoke up to catch the wind.
- In forests that by nature burn lightly and frequently, putting out every fire can leave tinder to build up and fuel a much greater conflagration.
- From this small piece of tinder the conflagration arose: word spread that the cartridges were part of a wider British plot to convert the entire subcontinent to Christianity.
Derivativesadjective Simply drop down into dense trees, gather some tindery branches, break out your lighter, ignite the wrapper, and start a bonfire. Example sentencesExamples - On account of the tindery condition of the woods we made our fire on the natural pavement, and selected a smooth place for our bed near by on the flat rock, with a pool of limpid water at the foot.
OriginOld English tynder, tyndre, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch tonder and German Zunder. RhymesBelinda, Cabinda, cinder, Clarinda, Dorinda, hinder, Kinder, Linda, Lucinda, Melinda Definition of tinder in US English: tindernounˈtindərˈtɪndər Dry, flammable material, such as wood or paper, used for lighting a fire. 易燃物；引火物，火绒，火种 they slashed down the undergrowth for tinder count noun he lit it with a tinder Example sentencesExamples - The image of thought here is of lightning, in search of tinder, suddenly blazing into our heads.
- Political tinder is spread all around the landscape, but who will strike the match?
- In forests that by nature burn lightly and frequently, putting out every fire can leave tinder to build up and fuel a much greater conflagration.
- He got out his tinder and after a few moments a merry fire was burning.
- The tinder is there for rebellion to catch fire across British society.
- So, for heaven's sake, don't add tinder to the fire.
- Place two handfuls of tinder in the center of the fire circle.
- Often, the tundra is like tinder and a badly tended fire can created havoc with pasture for musk ox, deer and reindeer.
- The teenage pyromaniacs experimented with different fuel sources, different sorts of fats (some very smelly) and oils, moss, dry rotten wood and home baked tinder using a cotton handkerchief.
- From this small piece of tinder the conflagration arose: word spread that the cartridges were part of a wider British plot to convert the entire subcontinent to Christianity.
- The combination of a naturally arid environment, years of drought and poor planning is proving to be dry tinder in a combustible atmosphere.
- The pea stalks, dry as tinder, caught quickly and burned merrily, sending a plume of clean white smoke up to catch the wind.
- Because of the dry tinder inside, firefighters had to check to ensure the fire had not got through to any other floorboards.
- The heated, heady campus milieu provides tinder for explosive debates in which more than mere politics is at stake.
- Pine needles greatly increase the flammable surface area of these trees, making ideal tinder for rapid ignition.
- His method of character development consists of striking his two leads together trying to elicit sparks; alas, the script provides no comedic tinder to be ignited.
- He didn't have any flint or tinder, but he gathered wood and used his magic to light a fire.
- He cleaned the waterfowl expertly and made a fire with a box of tinder and a collection of dried sticks on the flat top of an exposed boulder embedded into the earth.
- Finally some of the girls stepped in and started throwing some tinder and sticks in the fire.
- In the same way as a magnifying glass can be used in bright sunlight to set fire to dry tinder, sound energy can be focused and used to raise temperatures to the point at which the cells will die.
OriginOld English tynder, tyndre, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch tonder and German Zunder. |