Tinderbox - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈtɪndərbɑːks|  American pronunciation of the word tinderbox
Brit.  |ˈtɪndəbɒks|  British pronunciation of the word tinderbox

noun

- a dangerous state of affairs; a situation that is a potential source of violence
the Balkans are the tinderbox of Europe
- a box for holding tinder

Extra examples

That old house is really a tinderbox.

...the city has been a tinderbox ever since racial profiling became an issue...

The area is a tinderbox that could again plunge the country into civil war.

Word forms

noun
singular: tinderbox
plural: tinderboxes
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