kindling fire
Lighting dry wood
Kindling fire refers to the process of starting a fire, particularly the initial stage of igniting small, dry materials—twigs, paper, wood shavings—that catch easily and burn hot enough to light larger fuel.
The phrase can describe either the act itself or the small fire produced: She spent ten minutes kindling fire before the logs would catch.
- tinderCombustible material for ignition
- sparksFiery particles from friction
- flamesVisible burning combustion
- matchesPairs that align
- firewoodCut logs for burning
striking a match · ignite · embers · newspaper · twigs · wood shavings · lighter · blaze · smoke · hearth · logs · sticks · dry · crackle · fuel · campfire · flint · starter
fire stage/intensity
kindling fireinferno
Devastating, uncontrollable blaze
conflagration · dying fire · bonfire · towering flames · wildfire
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