Feedback
Flint
Your browser does not support the audio element.
Meaning
Noun
●
In Rocks:
A
hard
,
fine-grained
quartz
that
fractures
conchoidally
and
generates
sparks
when
struck
against a
material
such as
steel
, because
tiny
chips
of the
steel
are
heated
to
incandescence
and
burn in
air.
●
A
piece
of
flint
, such as a
gunflint
, used to
produce
a
spark
by
striking
it with a firestriker.
●
A small
cylinder
of some other
material
of the same
function
in a
cigarette lighter
, etc.
●
In Maize (plant):
A type of maize/corn with a
hard
outer
hull.
●
Anything
figuratively
hard.
Verb
●
To
furnish
or
decorate
an
object
with flint.
Name
●
A placename
A
city
, the
county seat
of Genesee County, Michigan, United States.
●
A placename
An
unincorporated
community
in Smith County, Texas, United States.
●
A placename
A
town
in Flintshire, Wales, by the
estuary
of the River Dee (OS
grid
ref
SJ2472).
●
A surname.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
flint
English
flint
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
Related
Stone
Ash
Obsidian
Arrowheads
Gravel
Pulverizer
Tetrahedrite
Copper
Reed
Thatch
Kyanite
Gunpowder
Knapping
Quartz
Crystal
Michigan
Rod
Tnt
Smith
Galena
Quarry
Pickaxe
Sandstone
Clay
Brown
Carbide
Smelter
Ember
Boulder
Detroit
Hatchet
Town
Wood
Graphite
Garnet
City
Rust
Hammer
Fire
Burr
Goldsmith
Ironwood
Torch
Diamond
Wisconsin
Ore
Limestone
Jasper
Carver
Texas
Rock
Florida
Pipe
Jade
Tennessee
Acetylene Torches
Iron Ore
More
Rhymes
Tint
In'T
Lint
Dint
Bint
Mint
Hint
Stint
Flint
Glint
Skint
Clint
Print
Squint
Aglint
Sprint
Pawprint
Misprint
Skinflint
Blueprint
More
Join 10 million students and professionals writing 70% faster at QuillBot.com
Start writing better