tinder

🇬🇧 UK/'tindә/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

n.

Dry material such as small sticks or fibres used to help start a fire.

火绒,引火物

v.

To set fire to something; to torch.

点火,引燃

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
tinderother
=tinder

Common Collocations

  • 1.dry tinder干燥的引火物
  • 2.tinder box火绒盒
  • 3.[tinder bundle]引火捆
  • 4.tinder for a fire生火用的火绒

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    He gathered dry leaves and bark to use as tinder for the campfire.

  • 2.

    After months of drought, the forest had become tinder for any spark.

  • 3.

    The survival kit included waterproof matches and a small bundle of tinder.

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