FLINT
What does "FLINT" mean?
A hard grey rock that produces sparks when struck against steel, long used to make fire and tools.
Meanings
- A very hard, fine-grained form of quartz that strikes sparks against steel. Stone Age toolmakers knapped flint into razor-sharp blades.
- A piece of flint or a similar material used to ignite a flame in a lighter or old firearm. The lighter clicked uselessly; its flint was worn flat.
- Suggesting hardness, coldness, or unyielding resolve, as in 'flinty'. She met the accusation with a flint stare and said nothing. figurative
Did you know?
- Flint is chemically just silicon dioxide - the same stuff as window glass and beach sand - but packed into crystals too tiny to see, which is what gives it that razor edge when it fractures.
Word origin
From Old English 'flint', a sharp-edged stone, related to Old High German 'flins' and ultimately to a Germanic root meaning a splinter or hard rock.
Remember it
FLINT and 'glint' differ by one letter - strike flint and you get exactly that, a glint of spark.
A little poem
Grey stone, no warmth shown-
yet struck once against cold steel,
it gives the world fire.
haiku
Wordplay
- Why don't you argue with a piece of flint? Because it always sparks something.
What it teaches
The coldest, hardest thing in the room may be exactly what's holding the fire.
Quick facts
What does FLINT mean?
A hard grey rock that produces sparks when struck against steel, long used to make fire and tools.
Is FLINT a valid word?
Yes — FLINT is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is FLINT?
FLINT has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does FLINT come from?
From Old English 'flint', a sharp-edged stone, related to Old High German 'flins' and ultimately to a Germanic root meaning a splinter or hard rock.
What can FLINT teach us?
The coldest, hardest thing in the room may be exactly what's holding the fire.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.