tinderbox
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
tinderboxes
plural
tinderboxes
Britannica Dictionary definition of TINDERBOX
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1
:
a box that holds material that can be used to start a fire easily
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a container for tinder
2
a
:
a structure that would burn very quickly if it caught on fire
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That old house is really a tinderbox.
b
:
a place or situation that could suddenly become very violent
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The campus was a tinderbox [=powder keg] on the verge of a riot.
