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Word: Tinderbox
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈtɪndəbɒks
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a thing that is readily ignited
Short Definition:thing that is readily ignited
Examples:- dry winds and no rain have turned parts of the state into a tinderbox
- the estate was a tinderbox where riots could explode at any moment
Definition:
a box containing tinder, flint, a steel, and other items for kindling fires.
Short Definition:box containing tinder, flint, steel
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