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tinderbox
A small container containing flint, steel, and tinder (dry, finely-divided fibrous matter), once used to help kindle a fire.
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noun
A small container containing flint, steel, and tinder (dry, finely-divided fibrous matter), once used to help kindle a fire.
“"Just bring me the old tinderbox that my grandmother forgot the last time she went down there."”
(by extension) a place that is so dry and hot that there is danger of fire.
“"Think of your blank journal as a tinderbox, a box for holding combustible materials, ready to catch fire when you sit down to work."”
(by extension) a potentially dangerous situation.
“"This act was the "match that ignited the great tinderbox of fuel" that had been building for years between many of the countries in Europe."”
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"Just bring me the old tinderbox that my grandmother forgot the last time she went down there."
"Think of your blank journal as a tinderbox, a box for holding combustible materials, ready to catch fire when you sit down to work."
"This act was the "match that ignited the great tinderbox of fuel" that had been building for years between many of the countries in Europe."