kindling
kindling
Definition
kin·dling (kind′liŋ)
noun
bits of dry wood or other easily lighted material for starting a fire
Etymology: ME: see kindle
kindling
Synonyms
kindling
n.
kindling
Usage Examples
Preposition: of
Converse of object
- get: Chopping wood with ice-axes and trying to get kindling lit.
- make: An ax may b e kept near a chopping block to make kindling.
- use: The stove is lit quickly and easily using dry kindling and newspaper.
- add: After the tinder is burning well, add small kindling.
- provide: Lewyn for example was to provide stone and lime whereas Lord Scrope was to provide kindling and wood for scaffolding.
Adjective modifier
- dry: Be sure to include plenty of dry kindling, you will need it.
- good: Softwoods tend to be easy to light and to burn quickly ( making them very good kindling ).
- amygdaloid: Effect of amygdaloid kindling on the content and release of amino acids from the amygdaloid complex: in vivo and in vitro studies.
- little: Euphoric mood broken, I rummage through my pack for the little kindling we could afford to carry.
Modifies a noun
- eye: What tho perverted sight can quick descry The mote that blurs a brother's kindling eye?
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