English-Thai Dictionary

tinder

N วัตถุ สำหรับ จุดไฟ  ฟืน  wad-tu-sam-rab-jud-fai

 

tinderbox

N วัตถุ ซึ่ง จุดไฟ ติด  wad-tu-sueng-jud-fai-tid

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

TINDER

n.Something very inflammable used for kindling fire from a spark; as scorched linen.

 

TINDER-BOX

n.[tinder and box. ] A box in which tinder is kept.

 

TINDERLIKE

a.[tinder and like. ] Like tinder; very inflammable.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

TINDER

Tin "der, n. Etym: [OE. tinder, tunder, AS. tynder, tyndre; akin to tendan to kindle, D. tonder tinder, G. zunder, OHG. zuntara, zuntra, Icel. tundr, Sw. tunder, Dan. tönder. See Tind. ]

 

Defn: Something very inflammable, used for kindling fire from a spark, as scorched linen. German tinder. Same as Amadou. -- Tinder box, a box in which tinder is kept.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

tinder

tin der |ˈtindər ˈtɪndər | ▶noun dry, flammable material, such as wood or paper, used for lighting a fire. DERIVATIVES tin der y adjective ORIGIN Old English tynder, tyndre, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch tonder and German Zunder .

 

tinderbox

tin der box |ˈtindərˌbäks ˈtɪndərˌbɑks | ▶noun 1 a thing that is readily ignited: dry winds and no rain have turned parts of the state into a tinderbox | figurative : food riots were a potential tinderbox in the city. 2 historical a box containing tinder, flint, a steel, and other items for kindling fires.

 

tinder-dry

tin der-dry ▶adjective (of vegetation ) extremely dry and flammable.

 

tinder fungus

tin ¦der fun ¦gus ▶noun a bracket fungus with a hard hoof-like upper surface, growing chiefly on birch and beech. Also called hoof fungus. ●Fomes fomentarius, family Polyporaceae, class Hymenomycetes.

 

Oxford Dictionary

tinder

tin ¦der |ˈtɪndə | ▶noun [ mass noun ] dry, flammable material, such as wood or paper, used for lighting a fire. DERIVATIVES tindery adjective ORIGIN Old English tynder, tyndre, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch tonder and German Zunder .

 

tinderbox

tinder |box |ˈtɪndəbɒks | ▶noun 1 a thing that is readily ignited: dry winds and no rain have turned parts of the state into a tinderbox | figurative : the estate was a tinderbox where riots could explode at any moment. 2 historical a box containing tinder, flint, a steel, and other items for kindling fires.

 

tinder-dry

tinder-dry ▶adjective (of vegetation ) extremely dry and flammable.

 

tinder fungus

tin ¦der fun ¦gus ▶noun a bracket fungus with a hard hoof-like upper surface, growing chiefly on birch and beech. Also called hoof fungus. ●Fomes fomentarius, family Polyporaceae, class Hymenomycetes.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

tinderbox

tinderbox noun the issue became a political tinderbox: powder keg, time bomb, ticking bomb, explosive situation, flashpoint, minefield, disaster waiting to happen, can of worms.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

tinder

tin der /tɪ́ndə r /名詞 U 火口 （ほくち ） 〘昔, 火打ち石から火を取るのに用いた 〙; 火のつきやすいもの .

 

tinderbox

t í nder b ò x 名詞 C 1 火口 （ほくち ）箱 〘火打ち石や火口などを収めた箱 〙.2 (一触即発の )危険な地域 [状態 ].

 

tinder-dry

t ì nder-dr ý 形容詞 【草木が 】乾燥して燃えやすい .