1
: a massive hard dark quartz that produces a spark when struck by steel
2
: an implement of flint used in prehistoric cultures
3
a
: a piece of flint
b
: a material used for producing a spark
especially
: an alloy (as of iron and cerium) used in lighters
4
: something resembling flint in hardness
Examples of flint in a Sentence
the flint in a cigarette lighter
Recent Examples on the Web
Most of the clues come as pottery, flint tools and bones.
—
Franz Lidz, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2024
Most vineyards here grow on granite hillsides with soils composed of flint, chalk, and mica which impart bracing minerality to the wines.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 21 Mar. 2024
This all happened after Nami won the first reward challenge, winning a machete, pot and flint, all vital to build shelter, cook food and make fire.
—Brian Anthony Hernandez, Peoplemag, 29 Feb. 2024
Grapefruit and flint aromas, as well as lime and lemon.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024
The Reba tribe on 'Survivor 45' | Credit: CBS
Of course, Sifu would not be the first person unable to make fire with flint.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 28 Sep. 2023
Archaeologists have known that flint axes were traded from Denmark to the Arctic Circle in Norway, said study coauthor Lasse Sørensen, head of research of ancient cultures of Denmark and the Mediterranean at the National Museum in Copenhagen.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 15 Feb. 2024
When excavations were made in 2004 for a high-speed rail link to be built in Ebbsfleet in Kent, UK, elephant bones were found, surrounded by sharpened flint tools that have been dated to over 400,000 years old.
—Olivia Potts, Longreads, 15 Feb. 2024
The object turned out to be a five-inch-long flint dagger dated to the Neolithic era.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Dec. 2023
Franz Lidz, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2024
Most vineyards here grow on granite hillsides with soils composed of flint, chalk, and mica which impart bracing minerality to the wines.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 21 Mar. 2024
This all happened after Nami won the first reward challenge, winning a machete, pot and flint, all vital to build shelter, cook food and make fire.
—Brian Anthony Hernandez, Peoplemag, 29 Feb. 2024
Grapefruit and flint aromas, as well as lime and lemon.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024
The Reba tribe on 'Survivor 45' | Credit: CBS
Of course, Sifu would not be the first person unable to make fire with flint.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 28 Sep. 2023
Archaeologists have known that flint axes were traded from Denmark to the Arctic Circle in Norway, said study coauthor Lasse Sørensen, head of research of ancient cultures of Denmark and the Mediterranean at the National Museum in Copenhagen.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 15 Feb. 2024
When excavations were made in 2004 for a high-speed rail link to be built in Ebbsfleet in Kent, UK, elephant bones were found, surrounded by sharpened flint tools that have been dated to over 400,000 years old.
—Olivia Potts, Longreads, 15 Feb. 2024
The object turned out to be a five-inch-long flint dagger dated to the Neolithic era.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Dec. 2023
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'flint.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Dictionary Entries Near flint
Cite this Entry
“Flint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flint. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
Copy CitationKids Definition
flint
noun1
: 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
adverb
ˈflint-ᵊl-ē
flintiness
noun
ˈflint-ē-nəs
flinty
adjective
-ē
Geographical Definition
Flint
geographical name
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 
administrative area of northeastern Wales bordering England and the Irish Sea area 169 square miles (438 square kilometers), population 152,506
-shər
Biographical Definition
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share