| Subject | English | German |
| gen. | burn like tinder | brennen wie Zunder |
| fig. | tinder-box | Pulverfass |
| agric. | tinder fungus | Zunderschwamm (Fomes fomentarius, Polyporus fomentarius) |
| agric. | tinder fungus | Feuerschwamm (Fomes fomentarius, Polyporus fomentarius) |
| mining. | tinder ore | Zundererz |
| mining. | tinder ore | unreiner Jamesonit |