Tinder
noun
1.
a highly flammable material or preparation formerly used for catching the spark from a flint and steel struck together for fire or light.
2.
any dry substance that readily takes fire from a spark.
noun
1.
dry wood or other easily combustible material used for lighting a fire
2.
anything inflammatory or dangerous: his speech was tinder to the demonstrators’ unrest
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