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tinders

tinders is the plural of tinder.

tinders is the third-person singular simple present indicative of tinder.

Meaning of tinder

Noun

tinder (countable and uncountable, plural tinders)

  1. Small dry sticks and finely-divided fibrous matter etc., used to help light a fire.
    • Strike on the Tinder, hoa: / Giue me a Taper: […]c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Othello, the Moore of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...

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Proper noun capitalized: Tinders

Tinders

  1. (plural) plural of Tinder

Verb capitalized: Tinders

Tinders

  1. (indicative, present, singular, third-person) third-person singular simple present indicative of Tinder

Questions about tinders

What is tinders the plural of?
Tinders is the plural of tinder.
What part of speech is tinders?
Tinders can be a proper noun or a verb.

Words near tinders in the dictionary

  1. Tinderite
  2. Tinderites
  3. tinderlike
  4. tinderous
  5. Tinderry
  6. tinders
  7. tindersome
  8. tindery
  9. Tindi
  10. Tindiga
  11. tinding

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