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Meaning of "tinderbox" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TINDERBOX

tinderbox  [ˈtɪndəˌbɒks] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TINDERBOX

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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tinderbox is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TINDERBOX MEAN IN ENGLISH?

tinderbox

Tinderbox

A tinderbox is a small container containing flint, firesteel, and tinder, used together to help kindle a fire. Tinderboxes fell out of general usage when matches were invented.

Definition of tinderbox in the English dictionary

The definition of tinderbox in the dictionary is a box used formerly for holding tinder, esp one fitted with a flint and steel. Other definition of tinderbox is a person or thing that is particularly touchy or explosive.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TINDERBOX


beatbox
ˈbiːtˌbɒks
chatterbox
ˈtʃætəˌbɒks
farebox
ˈfɛəˌbɒks
firebox
ˈfaɪəˌbɒks
gearbox
ˈɡɪəˌbɒks
hotbox
ˈhɒtˌbɒks
inbox
ˈɪnˌbɒks
jacks-in-the-box
ˈdʒæksɪnðəˌbɒks
jukebox
ˈdʒuːkˌbɒks
lunchbox
ˈlʌntʃˌbɒks
mailbox
ˈmeɪlˌbɒks
matchbox
ˈmætʃˌbɒks
outbox
ˈaʊtˌbɒks
pepperbox
ˈpɛpəˌbɒks
sandbox
ˈsændˌbɒks
skybox
ˈskɑɪˌbɒks
soapbox
ˈsəʊpˌbɒks
thunderbox
ˈθʌndəˌbɒks
tucker-bag
ˈtʌkəˌbɒks
tuckerbox
ˈtʌkəˌbɒks

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TINDERBOX

tincal
tinchel
tinct
tinctorial
tinctorially
tincture
tind
Tindal
Tindale
tinder
tindery
tine
tinea
tinea barbae
tinea cruris
tinea pedis
tineal
tined
tineid
tinfoil

WORDS THAT END LIKE TINDERBOX

black box
box
collection box
dialog box
glory box
glove box
light box
lunch box
music box
out of the box
PO box
poorbox
set-top box
six-speed gearbox
suggestion box
synchro gearbox
synchromesh gearbox
the box
tool box
toolbox

Synonyms and antonyms of tinderbox in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «tinderbox» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TINDERBOX

Find out the translation of tinderbox to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of tinderbox from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tinderbox» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

火药桶
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

polvorín
570 millions of speakers

English

tinderbox
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

tinderbox
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بارود
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пороховая бочка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

barril de pólvora
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শুষ্ক খড়কুটার রাখার বাক্স
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

poudrière
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tinderbox
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Pulverfass
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

火口箱
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

부싯깃
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tindakake
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mồi lửa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தீப்பற்றும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

टिंडरबॉक्स
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tehlikeli şey
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Tinderbox
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

tinderbox
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

порохова бочка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tinderbox
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

tinderbox
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kruitvat
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tinderbox
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tinderbox
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tinderbox

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TINDERBOX»

The term «tinderbox» is regularly used and occupies the 91.822 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TINDERBOX» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tinderbox

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TINDERBOX»

Discover the use of tinderbox in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tinderbox and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Tinderbox: A Novel
When her grown son, his wife and their young son move in with her, successful Manhattan psychologist Myra hires Eva, a Peruvian immigrant newly arrived in New York, as a nanny, and as Eva insinuates herself into the family, the household ...
Lisa Gornick, 2013
2
Tinderbox: How the West Sparked the AIDS Epidemic and How ...
"Remarkable... reads like a detective novel."—The New Yorker In this groundbreaking work that reads like a detective novel, longtime Washington Post reporter Craig Timberg and award-winning AIDS researcher Daniel Halperin tell the ...
Craig Timberg, Daniel Halperin, 2012
3
Tinderbox: The Past and Future of Pakistan
In Tinderbox: The Past and Future of Pakistan, acclaimed author and journalist M. J. Akbar traces the search for a “Muslim space” that began in the eighteenth century, and the events, people, circumstances, and mind-set that culminated ...
M.J. Akbar, 2012
4
Tinderbox lawn: prose poems
TINDERBOX LAWN feels like dreams you forgot as you walk through your day but it's your life. I mean we never think as deeply as we live and Carol Guess tries to braid those strands and succeeds. I love being in this work"—Eileen Myles.
Carol Guess, 2008
5
Tinderbox
A black comedy: from bare bottom spanking to cannibalism, scarcely a bad taste stone left unturned.
Lucy Kirkwood, 2008
6
The Tinderbox
With the help of a magic tinderbox, a soldier finds a fortune and pursues a princess imprisoned in a castle.
Hans Christian Andersen, 2007
7
The Tinderbox
Enjoy a delightful excursion into the wonderful world of make-believe, where fairytales and old favorite stories come vividly to life.
‎2011
8
Tinderbox: U.S. foreign policy and the roots of terrorism
This policy-relevant study of US foreign policy, written in the light of September 11, examines US actions since the 1970s in the critical geographical arena of the Middle East.
Stephen Zunes, 2003
9
Tinderbox
When a young soldier meets an old witch, he comes into possession of a magical tinderbox.
Hans Christian Andersen, 2008
10
Practical Development Environments
One of the oldest public automation environments is the open source Tinderbox tool from the Mozilla organization (http://www.mozilla.org/tinderbox.html). Like other tools from Mozilla such as Bugzilla (see “Bugzilla” in Chapter 7) and Bonsai , ...
Matthew B. Doar, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TINDERBOX»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tinderbox is used in the context of the following news items.
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'This place is a tinderbox': Skyway neighbors urge governor to ban …
“The place is a tinderbox,” said Bowden. “This year, I think they should ban shooting of fireworks.” Bowden created a petition to the governor on change.org ... «Q13 FOX, Jul 15»
2
The Human Tinderbox in the Middle East
A growing roster of global crises is putting strains on the ability of humanitarian organizations to provide aid. And the United States needs to step up and lead. «Foreign Policy, Jun 15»
3
Burundi ruling party youth rattles nerves in ethnic tinderbox
NGOZI, Burundi In the Burundian president's rural stronghold, his party's youth wing dismisses the fears of those who have fled the east African nation that it is ... «Reuters, May 15»
4
TinderBox Unveils TinderBox CloseTM to Transform How …
INDIANAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TinderBox, a leader in sales productivity technologies, unveiled its new Close contract management product today, ... «Business Wire, Apr 15»
5
TinderBox-Powered Sales Cycle Helps Scale Computing Close …
INDIANAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TinderBox, a leader in sales productivity technologies, announced today that data virtualization pioneer Scale Computing ... «Business Wire, Apr 15»
6
How Your School Could Become the Next Tinderbox for Measles
It is also, in the view of public health officials, a tinderbox for illnesses like measles. Like Waldorf parents in other states, Seattle's Waldorf parents tend to be ... «National Geographic, Apr 15»
7
TinderBox Launches Next Generation Pitch Product to Power Sales …
INDIANAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TinderBox, a leader in sales productivity technologies, today launched the next generation of its Pitch presentation product, ... «Business Wire, Feb 15»
8
SD Times GitHub Project of the Week: Tinderbox
This week's GitHub Project of the Week is Tinderbox a machine-learning program built on the Tinder API that learns what types of profiles a user is attracted to, ... «SDTimes.com, Feb 15»
9
'Tinderbox' Tinder Bot Does All Your Online Dating for You
It's called Tinderbox, and it does literally everything on Tinder for you: Swiping, messaging, you name it. The only thing it can't do is actually participate in ... «Bustle, Feb 15»
10
Save A Swipe—This Bot Selects Tinder Dates For You
He writes that he built the first version, which he called Tinderbox, in three weeks, pulling on the Tinder APIs to recreate the Tinder app experience in a browser. «TechCrunch, Feb 15»

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