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flintstone

/ˈfɫɪntˈstoʊn/ noun

A piece of flint.

Word Origin Flintstone is a compound of flint and stone, literally 'flint stone'. Flint itself is a hard stone that sparks when struck. The word flint comes from Proto-Germanic flintaz, and stone from stainaz. The same roots give us flinty (hard like flint) and various stone compounds like limestone, milestone. The PIE root *splind- suggests splitting, as flint splits easily.

noun A piece of flint. countable

He found a sharp flintstone that was perfect for starting a fire.

(名词) 燧石块

他找到了一块锋利的燧石，非常适合生火。

(sustantivo) pedernal; piedra de pedernal; piedra de chispa [Un pedazo de pedernal.]

Encontró una piedra de pedernal afilada que era perfecta para encender fuego.

(nom) silex; pierre à silex; pierre à fusil [Morceau de silex.]

Il a trouvé un silex tranchant, parfait pour allumer un feu.

(Substantiv) Feuerstein; Flintstein [Ein Stück Feuerstein, ein hartes, kieselhaltiges Gestein, das Funken schlagen kann.]

Er fand einen scharfen **Flintstone**, der sich perfekt zum Feuermachen eignete.

(名詞) 火打ち石の破片、または燧石（すいせき）そのもの。

彼は火を起こすのに最適な、鋭い火打ち石を見つけた。

(substantivo) sílex; pederneira; pedra de sílex; pedra de pederneira [Uma pedra de sílex; um pedaço de pederneira.]

Ele encontrou uma pedra de sílex afiada que era perfeita para acender um fogo.

Synonyms: flint chert stone rock pebble
Word parts: flint + stone

Related words

flinty stony

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