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Search phrase: tinder

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CoriolanusCor II.i.47the first complaint, hasty and tinder-like upon toothe first complaint, hasty and Tinder-like vppon, to
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW I.iii.22I am glad I am so acquit of this tinderbox.I am glad I am so acquit of this Tinderbox: his
OthelloOth I.i.141.2Strike on the tinder, ho!Strike on the Tinder, hoa:

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tinder-likequick-tempered, inflammable, volatile

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
BOX [container]TYPEtinderbox n
LIKE [similar]OBJECTtinder-like adj
TINDERBASICtinder n, tinder-like adj
TINDEROBJECTtinderbox n

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