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tinderbox

tin·der·box

tinderbox

 
pronunciation:
tIn dr baks
features:
Word Combinations (noun)
part of speech: noun
definition 1: any place such as a room or building that would burn quickly if it caught on fire.
definition 2: a potentially explosive thing, place, or situation.
That brutal prison has been a tinderbox for several weeks.
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