Flint (Noun)
Meaning 1
A city in southeast central Michigan near Detroit; automobile manufacturing.
Classification
Nouns denoting spatial position.
Meaning 2
A river in western Georgia that flows generally south to join the Chattahoochee River at the Florida border where they form the Apalachicola River.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made).
Synonyms
Meaning 3
A hard kind of stone; a form of silica more opaque than chalcedony.
Classification
Nouns denoting substances.
Examples
- The ancient toolmaker carefully selected a piece of flint to fashion into a sharp blade.
- The geologist identified the rock as a type of flint, noting its characteristic conchoidal fracture.
- The flint sparkled in the sunlight, its dark gray color a testament to its high silica content.
- The Native American tribe used flint to create arrowheads and other tools for hunting and gathering.
- The museum exhibit featured a collection of flint artifacts, including knives, scrapers, and other ancient tools.