TINDERBOXES

Scrabble 21 Words With Friends 23

Scrabble letter values: T₁I₁N₁D₂E₁R₁B₃O₁X₈E₁S₁ = 21

Definition

TINDERBOXES is the plural of TINDERBOX.

noun TINDERBOX: a dangerous state of affairs.

“"Just bring me the old tinderbox that my grandmother forgot the last time she went down there."”
“"Think of your blank journal as a tinderbox, a box for holding combustible materials, ready to catch fire when you sit down to work."”
“"This act was the "match that ignited the great tinderbox of fuel" that had been building for years between many of the countries in Europe."”