Defenition of the word tinderbox

• Defenition of the word tinderbox

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

Hypernyms for the word tinderbox

• • box
  • situation
  • state of affairs

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