kindling
Small wood scraps
Kindling is small, dry material used to start a fire—twigs, wood shavings, crumpled paper.
It catches flame easily and burns hot enough to ignite larger fuel: She gathered kindling for the campfire.
Figuratively, kindling is anything that sparks or feeds a growing force: His words were kindling for the unrest.
Combustible material for ignition
- twigsThin woody shoots
- brushwoodCut or fallen branches
- firewoodCut logs for burning
- matchesPairs that align
lighter · flint · firesteel · newspaper · pinecones · bark · dryer lint · fatwood
Cut logs for burning
- logsCut wood sections
- flamesVisible burning combustion
- embersSmoldering fire remnants
- campsiteDesignated outdoor lodging area
firepit · bonfire · smoke · ash · firelight · marshmallows · s'mores · scout
Starting combustion process
- sparkTiny fiery particle
- flameBurning gas made visible
- combustionExothermic reaction with oxygen
- catchSeize or snag
tinder
Combustible material for ignition
matches · lighter · flint · firesteel · newspaper · pinecones · bark · dryer lint · fatwood · splinters
firewood
Cut logs for burning
campsite · firepit · bonfire · smoke · ash · firelight · marshmallows · s'mores · scout · woodland
ignition
Starting combustion process
- sparkTiny fiery particle
- flameBurning gas made visible
- combustionExothermic reaction with oxygen
catch · flare · lighting · striking · starting · smolder · flash
fireplace
Indoor structure for burning
glow · warmth · mantel · coziness · home · chimney · woodstove · andirons · grate · hearthstone
brittle
Liable to shatter
breakable · flimsy · wispy · thin · lightweight · snappable · papery · desiccated
- firewoodfirewood, logs, cordwood, split wood, seasoned wood
- hearthhearth, fireplace tools, fire irons, hearthstone, hearth fire
- lumberlumber, timber, oak, pine, cedar
- forest debrisdead leaves, twigs, pine needles, fallen logs, rotting logs
- lumberjackinglumberjack, logger, chainsaw, axe, felling
- fire startingtinderbox, fire steel, fire drill, bow drill, hand drill
kindlingextinguisher
Device for dousing flames
fire extinguisher · water · extinguishing · dampening · smothering
kindlingcalming
Inducing a settled state
dampening · quelling · suppressing · extinguishing · stifling
- kindling fireIgniting combustible material