TINDERBOX
Scrabble letter values: T1I1N1D2E1R1B3O1X8 = 19
Definition
- noun a dangerous state of affairs.
- noun a box for holding tinder.
Examples
- “a situation that is a potential source of violence”
- “the Balkans are the tinderbox of Europe”
- “"Just bring me the old tinderbox that my grandmother forgot the last time she went down there."”