tinder

English - Turkish

Definition of tinder in English Turkish dictionary

çabuk yanan nesne

{i} kav

(isim) kav

{i} (kav gibi) kuru ve çabuk tutuşan madde

kuru ve yanıcı şey

Related Terms

burn like tinder

çıra gibi yanmak

English - English

Definition of tinder in English English dictionary

small dry sticks and finely-divided fibrous matter etc., used to help light a fire

{n} burnt linen, what easily catches fire

{i} easily flammable material

material for starting a fire

Something very inflammable, used for kindling fire from a spark, as scorched linen

Tinder consists of small pieces of something dry, especially wood or grass, that burns easily and can be used for lighting a fire. = kindling. dry material that burns easily and can be used for lighting fires

small dry sticks etc., used to help light a fire

Related Terms

tinder-box

Alternative spelling of tinder box

tinder-dry

extremely dry and likely to burn very easily

Hyphenation

tin·der

Turkish pronunciation

tîndır

Pronunciation

/ˈtəndər/ /ˈtɪndɜr/

Etymology

() From Old English tynder,“” in the Online Etymology Dictionary, Douglas Harper, 2001 from tind. Compare to Swedish tända (“to light, to set on fire”), German zünden.