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Noun kindling has 2 senses
- kindling(n = noun.substance) punk, spunk, tinder, touchwood - material for starting a fire; Array is a kind of igniter, ignitor, lighter
- kindling(n = noun.act) firing, ignition, inflammation, lighting - the act of setting something on fire; Array is a kind of burning, combustion
Derived form verb kindle1
Derived form verb kindle1
CIDE DICTIONARY
kindling, n.
- The act of causing to burn, or of exciting or inflaming the passions.
- Materials, easily lighted, for starting a fire, such as small twigs or paper; -- also used in the
pl. . [1913 Webster]
THESAURUS
kindling
backlog, bavin, brush, brushwood, enkindling, fagot, firewood, firing, flammation, ignition, incendiary, inflaming, inflammation, inflammative, inflammatory, kindlings, lighting, lighting up, log, stovewood, wood, yule clog, yule log
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