flint
🇺🇸
/flɪnt/
🇬🇧
/flɪnt/
noun
R
a very hard, grey stone used to create sparks for starting a fire
In old times, people used flint to start fires.
R
a small piece of flint used to make a spark
He struck the flint to light the fire.
translation
a very hard, grey stone used to create sparks for starting a fire; a small piece of flint used to make a spark
Word Forms
Plural
flints