kindle
A group, usually a litter, of kittens, or sometimes cats more generallyA group, usually a litter, of kittens, or sometimes cats more generally.
» I kindled a fire using twigs.
Ich habe mit Zweigen ein Feuer entfacht. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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1 senses(collective, rare)A group, usually a litter, of kittens, or sometimes cats more generally.
A kindle of kittens.
Examples
16 sentencesI kindled a fire using twigs.
deIch habe mit Zweigen ein Feuer entfacht. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The fire did not kindle easily.
Pinecones make good kindling for fires.
ruСосновые шишки прекрасно подходят для растопки. — marafon
Massive blazes are kindled by tiny sparks.
We collected pinecones to use as kindling.
ruМы собрали сосновые шишки, чтобы использовать их в качестве растопки. — marafon
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From Middle English kyndel, from kynde + -el. The verb is derived from the noun form by coFrom Middle English kyndel, from kynde + -el. The verb is derived from the noun form by conversion.
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