Tinder

usgb/ˈtɪndər/
noun

Dry, flammable material, like tiny sticks or trees' bark, used for starting fire.

He gathered some dry leaves and branches as tinder to start a campfire.
Visual representation of "tinder" - Dry, flammable material, like tiny sticks or trees' bark, used for starting fire

Often appears as...

  • gather tinder
  • light a tinder
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Fire Starting

Tinder is essential for igniting a new flame; without it, creating fire is difficult.

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They used tinder to quickly start the bonfire.
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Survival Skill

Knowing how to find and use tinder is a valuable skill in wilderness survival.

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Survival training taught her to identify good tinder in the wet forest.
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Not Literally Trees

The word 'trees' in this context refers to the bark or small parts, not the entire tree.

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He scraped tinder from the tree's bark, not from the tree itself.
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