something very inflammable, used for kindling fire from a spark, as scorched linen.

Whats does tinder mean?

1 : a very flammable substance adaptable for use as kindling. 2 : something that serves to incite or inflame that rhetoric was ready tinder for revolution— Margaret Peters.

What does tinder mean in British slang?

British Dictionary definitions for tinder tinder. / (ˈtɪndə) / noun. dry wood or other easily combustible material used for lighting a fire. anything inflammatory or dangeroushis speech was tinder to the demonstrators unrest.

Why is Tinder called Tinder?

Tinder is an app that makes matches. Starts the spark, so to say. This is an excerpt from Rewind and Capture, which explains why they chose the name: dry material (such as wood or grass) that burns easily and can be used to start a fire.