tinderbox
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noun \ˈtin-dər-ˌbäks\Definition of TINDERBOX
1
a : a metal box for holding tinder and usually a flint and steel for striking a spark b : a highly inflammable object or place
2
: a potentially explosive place or situation
See Examples of TINDERBOX
- That old house is really a tinderbox.
- <the city has been a tinderbox ever since racial profiling became an issue>
First Known Use of TINDERBOX
1530
Related to TINDERBOX
- Synonyms
- flash point, powder keg, time bomb, volcano
Rhymes with TINDERBOX
arctic fox, ballot box, bobby socks, chatterbox, chicken pox, dealing box, ditty box, equinox, flying fox, journal box, miter box, music box, orthodox, paradox, pepperbox, pillar-box, ready box, sentry box, service box, shadowbox, shadow box, silver fox, Skinner box, stuffing box, window box, witness-box
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