What part of speech is tinderboxes?

Tinderboxes can be categorized as a noun.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. tinderboxes is a noun, plural of tinderbox.

Inflections

Noun

What does tinderboxes mean?

Definitions

Noun

tinderbox - a box for holding tinder
tinderbox - a dangerous state of affairs; a situation that is a potential source of violence; "the Balkans are the tinderbox of Europe"

Examples of tinderboxes

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1. noun The developing world is home to densely populated megacities that may be tinderboxes of viral transmission.
2. noun The developing world is home to some densely populated megacities that may be tinderboxes of viral transmission. But it also encompasses large rural areas where social distancing is not a public health recommendation, it's a way of life.
3. noun The Balkans are the tinderbox of Europe.
Sentence  
noun
The developing world is home to densely populated megacities that may be tinderboxes of viral transmission.
The developing world is home to some densely populated megacities that may be tinderboxes of viral transmission. But it also encompasses large rural areas where social distancing is not a public health recommendation, it's a way of life.
The Balkans are the tinderbox of Europe.

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