Main Entry: tin·der

Pronunciation: \ˈtin-dər\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tynder; akin to Old High German zuntra tinder, Old English tendan to kindle

Date: before 12th century

1 : a very flammable substance adaptable for use as kindling
2 : something that serves to incite or inflame <that rhetoric was ready tinder for revolution — Margaret Peters>