tinderboxes
Definitions
Noun
- A dangerous state of affairs; a situation that is a potential source of violence
- A box for holding tinder
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| 1 | negroes | 2 | 59 |
| 2 | tenderness | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | indexes | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | undergoes | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | thunderous | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | tinder | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | winders | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | tinderbox | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | indexers | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | tinkerers | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | gearboxes | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | xeroxes | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | windmere's | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | undertones | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | ticonderoga's | 5 | 0 |
| 16 | tenders | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | indexer | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | indexed | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | index's | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | indentures | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | imponderables | 5 | 0 |
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Definitions: 2
Fragments: 0
Sound Alikes: 0
Spelled Like: 21
Words that Follow: 0
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This Word in the News:
Humans were lighting fires from scratch a lot earlier than previously thought
Dec 10, 2025 The Economist
Dec 10, 2025 The Economist
Karachi’s concrete tinderboxes expose a fire safety system that fails when it matters
Jan 19, 2026 The Express Tribune
Jan 19, 2026 The Express Tribune
Blocked exits, bamboo roofs, foam walls: How unchecked growth turned Goa’s clubs into a tinderbox
Dec 17, 2025 The Times of India
Dec 17, 2025 The Times of India
Where Countries Are Tinderboxes and Facebook Is a Match (Published 2018)
Apr 21, 2018 The New York Times
Apr 21, 2018 The New York Times
After Cruise Ships and Nursing Homes, Will Universities Be the Next COVID-19 Tinderboxes?
Jul 16, 2020 Time Magazine
Jul 16, 2020 Time Magazine