Definition of Tinder

a very flammable substance adaptable for use as kindling

Examples of Tinder in a sentence

Lighting the tinder and wood, the camper prepared for an overnight stay at the campground.  🔊

As he walked through the woods, the boy always kept an eye out for tinder to collect for a fire.  🔊

Although they had tinder to get the fire going, he brought lighter fluid along as well.  🔊

Carrying sticks and tinder in his water-proof container, the hiker waited for the rain to pass before lighting a fire.  🔊

Placing the accelerator and tinder on the platform, the bonfire began to rage.  🔊

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