tinder

[ tin-der ]

/ ˈtɪn dər /

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noun

a highly flammable material or preparation formerly used for catching the spark from a flint and steel struck together for fire or light.

any dry substance that readily takes fire from a spark.

Origin of tinder

before 900; Middle English; Old English tynder; akin to German Zunder, Old Norse tundr, Old English -tendan (as in ātendan to set on fire), Gothic tundnan to catch fire, German -zünden in entzünden to kindle

Words nearby tinder

tinct, tinct., tinctorial, tincture, tindal, tinder, tinderbox, tindery, tine, tine test, tinea

Example sentences from the Web for tinder

Tinder and OkCupid are both owned by IAC, the parent company of The Daily Beast.

My Week on Jewish Tinder |Emily Shire |January 5, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
Things began to look up, she said in the post, when she met Phelps, 29, on Tinder.

Exclusive: Michael Phelps’s Intersex Self-Proclaimed Girlfriend, Taylor Lianne Chandler, Tells All |Aurora Snow |November 26, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
When you met him on Tinder were you initially thinking of this as a hook-up or a relationship?

Exclusive: Michael Phelps’s Intersex Self-Proclaimed Girlfriend, Taylor Lianne Chandler, Tells All |Aurora Snow |November 26, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The 41-year-old claims she met the Olympic champion on Tinder, and they fell in love.

Exclusive: Michael Phelps’s Intersex Self-Proclaimed Girlfriend, Taylor Lianne Chandler, Tells All |Aurora Snow |November 26, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

He juices with vegetables, romances on Tinder, and shops for rustic furniture built with reclaimed materials.

Trading Dime Bags for Salvador Dali |Jason McGahan |October 19, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The sparks made by striking fell on the tinder and caught it on fire here and there.

The Story Of My Life From Childhood To Manhood |Georg Ebers
When I blow on the tinder my object is to nourish the flame.

The Story of a Tinder-box |Charles Meymott Tidy
The first point we discussed was the preparation of the tinder.

The Story of a Tinder-box |Charles Meymott Tidy
If its fluffy end be rubbed into a little dry gunpowder, its property as tinder is greatly improved.

The Art of Travel |Francis Galton
The store building was dry as tinder and burned very rapidly.

Belford's Magazine, Vol 2, December 1888 |Various

British Dictionary definitions for tinder

tinder

/ (ˈtɪndə) /

noun

dry wood or other easily combustible material used for lighting a fire

anything inflammatory or dangerous his speech was tinder to the demonstrators' unrest

Derived forms of tinder

tindery, adjective

Word Origin for tinder

Old English tynder; related to Old Norse tundr, Old High German zuntara

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