1. dry material that burns easily and is used to start a fire

Examples

• The campers gathered dry leaves and twigs to use as tinder.
• He struck a match and held it to the tinder until it caught fire.
• Paper makes excellent tinder for starting a campfire.
• The forest floor was covered with tinder-dry branches after the drought.
• She kept a small box of tinder in her survival kit.
• The spark ignited the tinder immediately.