noun
tinder
TIHN-duh
noun
1
Small, dry material such as twigs or fibre used to catch a spark and start a fire.
"He gathered dry leaves for tinder before striking the match."
name
1
A popular dating app in which users swipe to indicate interest in other profiles.
"They matched on Tinder before meeting up."
How to Use Tinder
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishDry material for starting fires, or the well-known dating app named after it.
Easily confused with
Word Forms
tindered past tense, Tindered past tense, tinders plural, Tinders plural, tinders singular, Tinders singular
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Etymology
From Old English tynder, related to a Germanic root for kindling material.