noun🔗SharePedernalA hard, fine-grained quartz that fractures conchoidally and generates sparks when struck."The boy used a piece of flint to start a fire for his campfire. "El niño usó un pedazo de pedernal para encender un fuego para su fogata.materialgeologymineralChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePedernalA piece of flint, such as a gunflint, used to produce a spark by striking it with a firestriker."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. "El excursionista llevaba un pedernal en su kit de supervivencia, con la esperanza de usarlo con un percutor de acero para encender un fuego si se perdía.materialgeologyweaponChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePedernalA small cylinder of some other material of the same function in a cigarette lighter, etc."I need to buy a new flint for my lighter because it won't spark anymore. "Necesito comprar un pedernal nuevo para mi encendedor porque ya no hace chispa.materialitemdeviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMaíz duroA type of maize/corn with a hard outer hull."My grandmother prefers to make cornbread with flint corn because it gives it a chewier texture. "A mi abuela le gusta hacer pan de maíz con maíz duro porque le da una textura más masticable.foodplantagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDuro, insensibleAnything figuratively hard."Even after constant criticism, her determination remained like flint, unbroken and unyielding. "Incluso después de críticas constantes, su determinación permaneció dura, inquebrantable e inflexible.characterabstractChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAdornar con pedernalTo furnish or decorate an object with flint."The carpenter flinted the wooden bowl with small pieces of flint, giving it a rustic look. "El carpintero adornó el cuenco de madera con pequeños trozos de pedernal, dándole un aspecto rústico.materialartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
