Associations to the word «Tinderbox»
Noun
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Wiktionary
TINDERBOX, noun. A small container containing flint, steel, and tinder (dry, finely-divided fibrous matter), once used to help kindle a fire.
TINDERBOX, noun. (by extension) a place that is so dry and hot that there is danger of fire.
TINDERBOX, noun. (by extension) a potentially dangerous situation.
Dictionary definition
TINDERBOX, noun. A dangerous state of affairs; a situation that is a potential source of violence; "the Balkans are the tinderbox of Europe".
TINDERBOX, noun. A box for holding tinder.
Wise words
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