Synonyms of the word

kindling

• n. Small pieces of wood and twigs used to start a fire.
• n. The act by which something is kindled.
• v. present participle of kindle.

burning

• v. present participle of burn.
• adj. So hot as to seem to burn (something).
• adj. Feeling very hot.
• adj. Feeling great passion.
• adj. Consuming; intense; inflaming; exciting; vehement; powerful.
• n. The act by which something burns or is burned.
• n. A fire.

combustion

• n. (chemistry) The act or process of burning.
• n. A process where two chemicals are combined to produce heat.
• n. A process wherein a fuel is combined with oxygen, usually at high temperature, releasing heat.
• n. (figuratively) Violent agitation, tumult.

firing

• n. The process of applying heat or fire, especially to clay etc to produce pottery.
• n. The fuel for a fire.
• n. The discharge of a gun or other weapon.
• n. The dismissal of someone from a job.
• v. present participle of fire.

igniter

• n. Any device that is used to ignite something, especially a fuel mixture, or a charge of explosive.

ignition

• n. The act of igniting.
• n. The initiation of combustion.
• n. A system for activating combustion in a combustion engine.

ignitor

• n. Alternative spelling of igniter.

inflammation

• n. The act of inflaming, kindling, or setting on fire.
• n. The state of being inflamed.
• n. (medicine) A condition of any part of the body, consisting of congestion of the blood vessels, with obstruction…
• n. (archaic) Violent excitement; heat; passion; animosity; turbulence.

lighter

• adj. comparative form of light: more light.
• n. One who, or that which, lights.
• n. A small, reusable handheld device for creating fire, especially for lighting cigarettes.
• n. A flat-bottomed boat for carrying heavy loads across short distances (especially for canals or for loading…
• v. To transfer cargo or fuel from a ship, lightening it to make its draft less or to make it easier to refloat.
• adj. comparative form of light: more light.

lighting

• n. The equipment used to provide illumination; the illumination so provided.
• n. The act of activating such equipment, or of igniting a flame etc.
• n. The process of annealing metals.
• v. present participle of light.

punk

• n. (obsolete, countable) A prostitute; courtesan.
• n. (countable, uncommon) The bottom in a male-male sexual relationship, especially in prison.
• n. (countable) A juvenile delinquent; a young, petty criminal or trouble-maker; a hoodlum; a hooligan.
• n. (countable) Any worthless person.
• n. (uncountable) A social and musical movement rooted in rebelling against the established order.
• n. (uncountable) The music of the punk movement, known for short songs with electric guitars, strong drums,…
• n. (countable, sometimes as informal plural punx) A person who belongs to that movement and/or listens to…
• adj. Of, from, or resembling the punk subculture.
• adj. (Canada, US, informal) Weak or unwell; not in good health.
• adj. (Canada, US, informal) Inferior; bad.
• v. To pimp.
• v. To forcibly perform anal sex upon an unwilling partner.
• v. To prank.
• v. (especially with "out") To give up or concede; to act like a wimp.
• n. (uncountable) Any material used as tinder for lighting fires, such as agaric, dried wood, or touchwood,…
• n. (countable) A utensil for lighting wicks or fuses (such as those of fireworks) resembling stick incense.

spunk

• n. (countable, obsolete) A spark.
• n. (uncountable) Touchwood; tinder.
• n. (countable, chiefly Scotland, obsolete) A piece of tinder, sometimes impregnated with sulphur; a match.
• n. (uncountable) Courage; spirit; mettle; determination.
• n. (countable, Britain, Australia, New Zealand, slang) An attractive person (normally male).
• n. (uncountable, chiefly Britain, vulgar, slang) Semen.
• v. (slang, vulgar) To ejaculate.

tinder

• n. small dry sticks and finely-divided fibrous matter etc., used to help light a fire.
• v. (transitive) To set fire to; torch.

touchwood

• n. Decayed wood used as tinder; punk.