noun Download 🔗Share A hard, fine-grained quartz that fractures conchoidally and generates sparks when struck. Examples : "The boy used a piece of flint to start a fire for his campfire. " material geology mineral Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A piece of flint, such as a gunflint, used to produce a spark by striking it with a firestriker. Examples : "The hiker carried a flint in his survival kit, hoping to use it with a steel striker to start a fire if he got lost. " material geology weapon Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A small cylinder of some other material of the same function in a cigarette lighter, etc. Examples : "I need to buy a new flint for my lighter because it won't spark anymore. " material item device Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A type of maize/corn with a hard outer hull. Examples : "My grandmother prefers to make cornbread with flint corn because it gives it a chewier texture. " food plant agriculture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Anything figuratively hard. Examples : "Even after constant criticism, her determination remained like flint, unbroken and unyielding. " character abstract Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To furnish or decorate an object with flint. Examples : "The carpenter flinted the wooden bowl with small pieces of flint, giving it a rustic look. " material art Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading