tinderbox

Etymology
, first use appears c. 1530, in the writings of.

Noun

 * 1)  A small container containing flint, steel, and tinder (dry, finely-divided fibrous matter), once used to help kindle a fire.
 * 2)  A place that is so dry and hot that there is danger of fire.
 * 3)  A potentially dangerous situation.
 * 1)  A place that is so dry and hot that there is danger of fire.
 * 2)  A potentially dangerous situation.
 * 1)  A potentially dangerous situation.
 * 1)  A potentially dangerous situation.

Hypernyms

 * box

Translations

 * Burmese:
 * Czech:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * Galician:
 * German: Zunderbüchse,
 * Japanese: 火口箱
 * Macedonian: борина
 * Manx: kishtey sponk
 * Navajo: woolkʼą́ą́h
 * Russian:
 * Slovak: kresadlo
 * Spanish: yesquero
 * Swedish: elddon, fnöskdosa


 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: ruutitynnyri
 * French:
 * German:
 * Italian:
 * Macedonian: буре барут
 * Polish: beczka prochu
 * Russian:
 * Spanish: polvorín
 * Swedish:
 * Ukrainian: порохова́ бо́чка