Synonyms for flint
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
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.
He used flint to make a fire.
Related words
- Word family
- flint-eyed flinthead flint-hearted flintlock flinty
- Phrases
- flint disease
Forms
- Plural
- flints → stones…
Example sentences
- stone He alters the altar while chipping away the stone.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| flint | falling | |
| stone | rising | |
| ferrocerium | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- stone1
- 11 letters
- ferrocerium