firestarters
Gets flames going
Firestarters are materials used to ignite fires—commercially produced blocks, natural kindling, or improvised combustibles like newspaper and dry twigs.
Figuratively, a firestarter is someone who provokes conflict or controversy: She's a firestarter who loves stirring up drama.
The term gained cultural currency from the Prodigy song of the same name.
Material for starting fires
- tinderCombustible material for ignition
- matchesPairs that align
- lighterComparative of not heavy
- flintSpark-producing sedimentary rock
sparks · accelerant · newspaper · dryer lint · fatwood · birch bark · pine cones · magnesium
Combustion-intensifying substance
- gasolineRefined petroleum vehicle fuel
- keroseneFlammable petroleum distillate
- incendiaryCausing or designed for burning
- arsonistOne who illegally ignites
evidence · investigation · crime · insurance fraud · pyromania · forensics · deliberate · criminal
Agent enabling change
- inspirationSource of creative impulse
- sparkTiny fiery particle
- trailblazerFirst to forge ahead
- pioneerEarly explorer or settler
instigator · initiator · motivator · changemaker · provocateur · energizer · agitator · leader
One who creates discord
- provocateurOne who deliberately incites
- agitatorOne who foments discord
- instigatorOne who provokes action
- warmongerAdvocate for armed conflict
antagonist · rabble-rouser · inciter · inflammatory · divisive · pot-stirrer · hothead · firebrand
kindling
Material for starting fires
flint · sparks · accelerant · newspaper · dryer lint · fatwood · birch bark · pine cones · magnesium · cotton balls
accelerant
Combustion-intensifying substance
- gasolineRefined petroleum vehicle fuel
- keroseneFlammable petroleum distillate
- incendiaryCausing or designed for burning
arsonist · evidence · investigation · crime · insurance fraud · pyromania · forensics · deliberate · criminal · burn pattern
catalyst
Agent enabling change
- inspirationSource of creative impulse
- sparkTiny fiery particle
- trailblazerFirst to forge ahead
pioneer · instigator · initiator · motivator · changemaker · provocateur · energizer · agitator · leader · visionary
troublemaker
One who creates discord
- provocateurOne who deliberately incites
- agitatorOne who foments discord
- instigatorOne who provokes action
warmonger · antagonist · rabble-rouser · inciter · inflammatory · divisive · pot-stirrer · hothead · firebrand · agitation
Prodigy
Exceptionally gifted youth
- electronicRelating to circuitry devices
- raveEnthusiastic praise or nightlong dance
- anthemOfficial song of praise
techno · 90s · dance · breakbeat · industrial · album · punk · British · Maxim · big beat
- homesteadinghomesteading, self-sufficiency, off-grid living, off-grid, chicken coop
- Paraffin waxcandle wax, taper candles, votive candles, pillar candles, jar candles
firestartersfire extinguishers
Devices for dousing flames
fire retardants · fire blankets · flame retardants · firefighters · fire hydrants
firestarterspeacemakers
Those who resolve conflicts
mediators · peacekeepers · conciliators · diplomats · pacifiers