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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - tinderbox

 
 

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Tinderbox

tinderbox
~ n 1 C usually singular a place or situation that is dangerous and where there could suddenly be a lot of fighting or problems  (Racial tension was high, and the southern states were a real tinderbox.) 2 a box containing things needed to make a flame, used in former times
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1.
  also tinder box (tinderboxes) If you say that a situation is a tinderbox, you mean that it is very tense and something dangerous or unpleasant is likely to happen very soon. N-COUNT: usu sing ...
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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   noun  Date: 1530  1.  a. a metal box for holding tinder and usually a flint and steel for striking a spark  b. a highly inflammable object or place  2. a potentially explosive place or situation ...
Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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  1. ист. трутница ...
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