Flint

geographical name

ˈflint 

1

river 265 miles (426 kilometers) long in western Georgia flowing south and southwest into Lake Seminole

2

city in southeast central Michigan north-northwest of Detroit population 102,434

3

or Flintshire

ˈflint-ˌshir   

-shər

administrative area of northeastern Wales bordering England and the Irish Sea area 169 square miles (438 square kilometers), population 152,506

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It Isn't Hard to Learn the Meaning of Flint

A somewhat impure variety of quartz, flint is usually gray to brown or nearly black in color. It is very hard, producing a spark when struck with steel. Flint provided one of the main sources of tools and weapons for Stone Age people. It is used today as an abrasive agent on sandpapers and in mills that grind raw materials for the ceramic and paint industries.

Kids Definition

flint

noun

ˈflint 

1

: a hard dark quartz that produces a spark when struck by steel

2

a

: a piece of flint

b

: an alloy (as of iron and cerium) used for producing a spark in lighters

3

: something very hard

a heart of flint

flintily

ˈflint-ᵊl-ē

adverb

flintiness

ˈflint-ē-nəs

noun

flinty

-ē

adjective