tinder

Questions about tinder

What does tinder mean?

tinder means "material for starting a fire".

How many syllables are in tinder?

tinder has 2 syllables: tin-der. The stress falls on "tin". In IPA it is /ˈtɪndɚ/.

What is another word for tinder?

Close synonyms include kindling, touchwood, spunk, punk. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is tinder a common word?

tinder is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.