incendiary
adjective [before noun] (FIRE) /ɪnˈsen.di.ər.i/
/-er.i/ Definition
› designed to cause fires: an incendiary bomb/deviceStarting fires
(Definition of incendiary adjective (FIRE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
© Cambridge University Press)
Browse related topics
You are looking at an entry to do with Starting fires, but you might be interested in these topics from the Energy & fuels topic area:
Browse the Dictionary
Browse the Thesaurus
More Results for “incendiary”
SMART Thesaurus
Synonyms and related words:
- bellows noun
- firelighter noun
- ignite verb
- ignition noun
- kindle verb (FIRE)
- kindling noun
- light noun (FLAME)
- light verb (START FLAMES)
- make sth up phrasal verb (PREPARE)
- match noun (STICK)
- put sth out phrasal verb (STOP BURNING)
- set fire to sth/sb idiom
- set sth/sb on fire idiom
- strike verb (HIT)
- tinder noun
- torch verb
Topic:
Starting fires
Word of the Day
throw caution to the wind/winds
to do something without worrying about the risk or negative results
Blog
Read our blog about how the English language behaves.
New Words
Find words and meanings that have just started to be used in English, and let us know what you think of them.
