🇬🇧 Flammable meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

Flammable means something can catch on fire very easily, like dry paper or gasoline. If something is flammable, a small spark, flame, or too much heat can make it start burning quickly, so we have to be very careful and keep it away from fires and anything super hot.

The genie refused to live in a wooden lamp, saying, “I’m magical, not silly; that thing is flammable.”

The wizard warned us his flammable beard oil was great for style but terrible near campfires.

The pirate replaced his flammable wooden leg with a metal one after the tenth birthday cake accident.

Grandpa’s stories are so hot they should come with a flammable warning label.

Many things you wouldn’t expect—like dust and cooking oil—are actually flammable, which is why firefighters are secret experts in everyday stuff that loves to burn.

At dusk a child lit a flammable candle near a flammable curtain. A gust sent the flame to a flammable tablecloth and a flammable oil rag on the table. The parent grabbed the flammable rag and the candle, smothered the small fire, heart pounding. They hugged, smoke heavy but house saved.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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