flint
/flɪnt/
noun
- A hard, grayish-black stone that produces sparks when struck against steel, used historically for starting fires and making tools.
- Archaeologists found ancient flint arrowheads at the dig site.
- The campers used a piece of flint to light the campfire.
- He struck the flint against his knife, and a shower of sparks flew out.
- Something very hard or unyielding, often used figuratively to describe a person's character or a substance.
- Her heart was flint, unmoved by his pleas for forgiveness.
- The ground was as hard as flint after weeks without rain.
- The old general had a will of flint, refusing to surrender even when outnumbered.