Phrase Hound found 19 phrases and 31 compound words that contain flint. The most common are listed below. Open flint in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 19
- flint cornSynonym of Indian corn (“variety of maize with different-coloured kernels”).
- flint diseasechalicosis
- flint glassA soft, heavy, brilliant glass, consisting essentially of a silicate of lead and potassium. It is used for tableware and in optical instruments.
- flint millsplural of flint mill: A mill in which flints are ground.
- flint papersandpaper
- eccentric flintAn elite chipped artifact of an often irregular shape, typically fashioned from chert, chalcedony or obsidian (not flint), produced by the Classic Maya civilization of ancient Mesoamerica.
- skin a flintGo to great lengths to save or gain something, particularly money.
- flint-heartedSynonym of hardhearted: Lacking in compassion; cold and pitiless.
- flint glassesplural of flint glass: A soft, heavy, brilliant glass, consisting essentially of a silicate of lead and potassium. It is used for tableware and in optical instruments.
- flint millA mill in which flints are ground.
- flint-eyedSynonym of steely-eyed: Having a hard, strong, and determined look about oneself.
- iron flintAn opaque, flint-like, ferruginous variety of quartz.
- skins a flintthird-person singular simple present indicative of skin a flint: Go to great lengths to save or gain something, particularly money.
- skinned a flintsimple past and past participle of skin a flint
- skinning a flintpresent participle and gerund of skin a flint
- fix someone's flintSynonym of put a spoke in someone's wheel (“to thwart or obstruct someone in the execution of some design”).
- fixed someone's flintsimple past and past participle of fix someone's flint
- fixes someone's flintthird-person singular simple present indicative of fix someone's flint: Synonym of put a spoke in someone's wheel (“to thwart or obstruct someone in the execution of some design”).
- fixing someone's flintpresent participle and gerund of fix someone's flint
Compound words 31
- FlintshireA maritime traditional county of Wales, bounded to the north by the Irish Sea, to the northeast by the Dee estuary, to the east by Cheshire and to the south and southwest by Denbighshire. A detached part, Maelor Saesneg, is bounded on the …
- flintlockAn early type of firearm, using a spring-loaded flint to strike sparks into the firing pan.
- flintstoneA piece of flint.
- gunflintThe piece of flint or other suitable natural stone that is used in a flintlock weapon to generate a spark
- flintheadA bird, the wood stork.
- flintifyTo turn to flint.
- FlintiteA person from or resident of Flint, Michigan.
- flintknapperOne who makes tools by knapping flint.
- flintknappingThe creation of tools by knapping flint.
- flintlessWithout flint.