tinder

Meaning

Noun

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

Verb

To set fire to; torch.

Synonyms

touchwood

kindling

punk

spunk

amadou

wick

fuze

german tinder

igniter

kapok

lighter

mantle

paper

primer

priming

taper

touch wood

agaragar

fusse

brand

filament

firelighter

fungus

fuse

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtɪn.də/

Etymology

From Middle English tinder, tunder, tender, tonder, from Old English tynder, from Proto-Germanic *tundrą, *tundrǭ (“tinder”). Compare Saterland Frisian Tunder (“tinder”), Dutch tonder (“tinder”), German Zunder (“tinder”), Swedish tända (“to light, to set on fire”). More at tind.