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
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After the first challenge on the beach saw the Lagi tribe victorious, winning a machete, flint and a pot, the losing Vula and Civa tribes had to send to tribe members to compete for a chance to win those materials.
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Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
The key unlocks the flint, and whoever unlocks it first wins, and the other one is sent home, still muddy, to explain to their tribe what happened.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2025
There were only a few artifacts from the Mesolithic and Early Neolithic periods, including flint pieces and flakes leftover from toolmaking, archaeologists said.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2025
Although a gunshot from a flintlock pistol lasts only an eye blink, the sound is composed of numerous elements: the squeeze of the trigger, the strike of the firing mechanism against the flint, the ignition of the powder, the slug’s passage through the barrel, the report, the impact.
—Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
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Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
The key unlocks the flint, and whoever unlocks it first wins, and the other one is sent home, still muddy, to explain to their tribe what happened.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2025
There were only a few artifacts from the Mesolithic and Early Neolithic periods, including flint pieces and flakes leftover from toolmaking, archaeologists said.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2025
Although a gunshot from a flintlock pistol lasts only an eye blink, the sound is composed of numerous elements: the squeeze of the trigger, the strike of the firing mechanism against the flint, the ignition of the powder, the slug’s passage through the barrel, the report, the impact.
—Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Flint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flint. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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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
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