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单词 flint
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flint

(flɪnt)
Word forms: plural flints
1. uncountable noun
Flint is a very hard greyish-black stone that was used in former times for making tools.
...a flint arrowhead.
...eyes the colour of flint.
2. countable noun
A flint is a small piece of flint which can be struck with a piece of steel to produce sparks.

flint in British English

(flɪnt)
noun
1. 
an impure opaque microcrystalline greyish-black form of quartz that occurs in chalk. It produces sparks when struck with steel and is used in the manufacture of pottery, flint glass, and road-construction materials. Formula: SiO2
2. 
any piece of flint, esp one used as a primitive tool or for striking fire
3. 
a small cylindrical piece of an iron alloy, used in cigarette lighters
4.  Also called: flint glass, white flint
colourless glass other than plate glass
5.  optical flint
verb
6. (transitive)
to fit or provide with a flint
Word origin
Old English; related to Old High German flins, Old Swedish flinta splinter of stone, Latin splendēre to shine

Flint in British English

(flɪnt)
noun
1. 
a town in NE Wales, in Flintshire, on the Dee estuary. Pop: 11 936 (2001)
2. 
a city in SE Michigan: closure of the car production plants led to a high level of unemployment. Pop: 120 292 (2003 est)

Flint in American English

(flɪnt)
city in SE Mich.: pop. 125,000
Word origin
after the nearby Flint River, so called from the flint stones in it

flint in American English

(flɪnt)
noun
1. 
a dark-colored variety of chert that produces sparks when struck with steel and that breaks into pieces with sharp cutting edges
2. 
a piece of this stone, used to start a fire, for primitive tools, etc.
3. 
a small piece of metal consisting of iron and misch metal, used to strike the sparkin a cigarette lighter
4. 
anything extremely hard or firm like flint
Word origin
ME < OE, akin to Norw, stone splinter: see flinders

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Examples of 'flint' in a sentence
flint

Found in the sediment layer of dirt with the bones was a trove of flint tools, some of which had been charred from fire.
Smithsonian Mag (2017)
The steel struck the flint in an unexpected way.
Christianity Today (2000)
They reshaped old flint and stone tools for new purposes or combined them to make new ones.
The Sun (2012)
There are also clear signs that much of the mammoth bone had been cut up with flint tools.
Francis Pryor BRITAIN BC: Life In Britain and Ireland before the Romans (2003)
You'll find things like timber framing or flint and brick walls.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The brick and flint wall to the right is more than 15 feet high.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The house comes with the former coach house and stable, which are built of brick and flint.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
She found a flint and steel on a narrow shelf above the fireplace and soon had flickering flames to chase the gloom and chill from the room.
Kathleen E. Woodiwiss THE WOLF AND THE DOVE
From the moment our ancestors picked up pieces of flint to use as tools, our unique position as sculptor of the world was assured.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
It's a rippling landscape of chalk ridges and beech forests, sprinkled with villages of flint and brick.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The last flint tools reflect the widespread adoption of metal, which supplied people's need for cutting implements.
Francis Pryor BRITAIN BC: Life In Britain and Ireland before the Romans (2003)

Word lists with
flint

terms used in archaeology, rock, General smoking terms

All related terms of 'flint'

flint corn
a variety of corn ( Zea mays var . indurata ) with very hard kernels not dented at the tip
flint glass
a hard, bright glass containing lead oxide and having a high index of refraction , used for lenses , crystal , etc.
white flint
an impure opaque microcrystalline greyish-black form of quartz that occurs in chalk . It produces sparks when struck with steel and is used in the manufacture of pottery , flint glass, and road-construction materials. Formula: SiO 2
lighter flint
the small piece of flint in a lighter pressure on which creates a spark that ignites the fuel
optical flint
an optical glass of high dispersion and high refractive index containing lead oxide . They are used in the manufacture of lenses , artificial gems , and cut glass

Chinese translation of 'flint'

flint

(flɪnt)

n

  1. (u) (= stone) 燧石 (suìshí)
  2. (u) (in cigarette lighter) 打火石 (dǎhuǒshí)

Nearby words of
flint

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