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combustible

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adj/kəmˈbʌstɪbəl/[kəɱˈbʌstʰɪbəl] ~ [kəɱˈbʌstʰɪbl̩]/kəmˈbʌstəbəl/
  1. 1

    Capable of burning.

    • Dumping fertilizer on top of whatever mysterious goop was in the storage tank created a combustible mix which caught fire.
  2. 2

    Easily kindled or excited; quick; fiery; irascible.datedfiguratively

    • Arnold, however, was a combustible character.
    • The world’s richest man has inserted himself in some of the world’s most combustible conflicts.
noun/kəmˈbʌstɪbəl/[kəɱˈbʌstʰɪbəl] ~ [kəɱˈbʌstʰɪbl̩]/kəmˈbʌstəbəl/
  1. 1

    A material that is capable of burning.

    • A wheel, wrapt in combustibles, was kindled and rolled down the hill.
  2. 2

    A cigarette or a similar product intended for smoking, as opposed to an electronic cigarette.

    • In total three-quarters of the western Big Tobacco giants' sales last year came from so-called combustibles as vaping sales are plateauing.

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