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# tinderbox

noun (tinderboxes)

«tinderbox» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A tinderbox is an old box holding tinder, flint and steel, used to light fires. (old use) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tinderbox/#m1)

### In the lessons

in old tales a traveller carries a tinderbox to light a candle or fire on the road

### Examples

- Hallo, said the soldier, this is a pleasant tinderbox! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tinderbox/#x1)
- He struck a spark from the tinderbox. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tinderbox/#x2)
- Lighting a candle with a tinderbox took ages. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tinderbox/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «tinderbox» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tinderbox/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«tinderbox» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/tinderbox.html) on Mova free.