Kindle

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To give birth to; bring forth, as young.
  • To bring forth young.
  • noun. Progeny; young.
  • noun. A brood or litter.
  • To be with young: an English fanciers' term applied to rabbits.
  • To set fire to; set on fire; cause to burn; light: as, to kindle tinder or coal; to kindle a fire.
  • To inflame, as the passions or feelings; rouse into activity; excite; fire: as, to kindle anger or wrath; to kindle love.
  • To move by instigation; provoke; incite; entice.
  • To light up; illuminate.
  • Synonyms To ignite, set fire to.
  • To awaken, stimulate, whet, foment, work up.
  • To take fire; begin to burn.
  • To begin to glow; light up; grow bright.
  • To begin to be excited; grow warm or animated; be roused.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • transitive verb. To set on fire; to cause to burn with flame; to ignite; to cause to begin burning; to start; to light.
  • transitive verb. Fig.: To inflame, as the passions; to rouse; to provoke; to excite to action; to heat; to fire; to animate; to incite.
  • intransitive verb. To take fire; to begin to burn with flame; to start as a flame.
  • intransitive verb. To begin to be excited; to grow warm or animated; to be roused or exasperated.
  • verb. To bring forth young.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A collective term for a group of kittens.
  • verb. To start (a fire) or light (a torch).
  • verb. To arouse or inspire (a passion, etc).
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. catch fire
  • verb. call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
  • verb. cause to start burning
  • Word Usage
    "If you love to read and want a great way to carry all your favorite books around the kindle is a wonderful way to do that."
    cross-reference
    excite  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    flare-up  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Tindal  Tindall  Tyndall  bindle  brindle  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    agitate  anger  animate  animate  annoy  
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