Flints

noun verb

A hard, fine-grained quartz that fractures conchoidally and generates sparks when struck.

What it means

  1. (noun) A hard, fine-grained quartz that fractures conchoidally and generates sparks when struck.
  2. (noun) A piece of flint, such as a gunflint, used to produce a spark by striking it with a firestriker.
  3. (noun) A small cylinder of some other material of the same function in a cigarette lighter, etc.
  4. (noun) A type of maize/corn with a hard outer hull.
  5. (noun) Anything figuratively hard.
  6. (verb) To furnish or decorate an object with flint.

Letter analysis

  • Flints contains 6 letters: 1 vowel(s) and 5 consonant(s).
  • It uses 6 unique letters.
  • Estimated syllable count: 1.
  • Scrabble-style letter score: 9.

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Common questions

What does Flints mean?

A hard, fine-grained quartz that fractures conchoidally and generates sparks when struck.

How many letters are in Flints?

Flints has 6 letters.

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