Combustible
Combustible noun - A substance that can be burned to provide heat or power.
Material and combustible are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Material" instead a noun "Combustible".
Nearby Words: combustion, combustibility
Material
Material noun - The basic elements from which something can be developed.
Combustible and material are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Combustible" instead a noun "Material".
Both words in one sentence
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It explodes spectacularly, what with all the combustible material in a monorail and a microwave emitter.
Source: Made of Explodium -
Kill It with Fire: Certain roads have been sprayed with a combustible material that sets people on fire should they step on it.
Source: Comic Book / Savage - The 1980s Scare 'Em Straight documentary The Nuclear Holocaust: a Scientific Forecast shows how a full-scale nuclear exchange would set fire to almost every bit of combustible material on Earth that wasn't vaporized.
Source: Set the World on Fire
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