kindling
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2.2
- noun
- /ˈkɪndlɪŋ/
:
material para encender
- The dry kindling immediately caught fire, and the moist twigs began to smoke.
And a young, the Bedouin boy was told by his mom, go find some kindling so we can heat the house and have some food.
- And a young, the Bedouin boy was told by his mom, go find some kindling so we can heat the house and have some food.
- You're going to be fine, you know, like and make a nice pile of curls that you can light or spark and then get a lot of good dry kindling.
- I think this this little controversy is perfect kindling for for a really great discussion.
Examples
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Make sure to use enough kindling to get the larger logs burning.
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Under them, she put several dried pieces of kindling and lit it.
Fiction book (1996) -
I need kindling for the fire.
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Yeah, and it does make for good kindling.
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Then these should make for excellent kindling.
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I brought some more kindling for the stove.
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I'm going to go outside, grab more wood and kindling.
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We are here to chop down the tall tree, the Oak of Ages, to make some nice kindling for our fires.
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Down in the kitchen, she lit the lamp and began the fire with cones and kindling.
Fiction book (2000) -
A wooden box beside the stove held lengths of split firewood and twigs for kindling.
Fiction book (1999)
Synonyms
15
4.5
Dry material that lights easily to start a fire
8
9.9
A dry, spongy material used to start a fire
1
9.9
A dry material used to start a fire
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4.1
A material that can catch fire and burn, like wood or paper
1
7.2
A piece of burning wood that people use to start a fire
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5.6
A small piece of material that burns easily to help start a fire in a fireplace or barbecue
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8.8
A tropical or subtropical tree whose wood burns easily for making torches
Dry wood used to start a fire
A type of coal used to start a fire
How Flammable
15
4.5
9
2.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Kindling comes from the old verb kindle, which means 'to start a fire', and so the word also names the small sticks and paper that help a fire catch. That's why kindling often means the easy pieces you put under larger logs.