Meaning Of The Word Tinderbox
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Tinderbox Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Tinderbox?
tinderbox
If you say that a situation is a tinderbox, you mean that it is very tense and something dangerous or unpleasant is likely to happen very soon. tinderbox in American English a metal box for holding tinder, flint, and steel for starting a fire noun: a box for holding tinder, usually fitted with a flint and steel tinderbox in British English noun: a box used formerly for holding tinder, esp one fitted with a flint and steel |
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