"kindle-fire" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-kindle-fire.ogg Forms: kindle-fires [plural]
Etymology: From kindle + fire. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|kindle|fire}} kindle + fire Head templates: {{en-noun}} kindle-fire (plural kindle-fires)
  1. (obsolete, idiomatic) Something, such as a person or event, that initiates events or incites a response. Tags: idiomatic, obsolete Categories (topical): People Synonyms: inciter [person], instigator, kindle-coal, troublemaker Synonyms (event): incitement, instigation, spark, trigger

Inflected forms

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