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flintstone

flintstone noun: a piece of flint.

Noun

flintstone (plural flintstones)

  1. A piece of flint.
    • The very poor will sometimes adorn the graves of those they love with oystershells, or flintstones, or small plaster busts, or tiles […]1858, Ecclesiological Society, The Ecclesiologist
    • At times when there was inadequate sunlight to focus through the lens, the king struck flintstones to ignite the flame in the same way.1991, Damrong Rajanubhab Damrongrāchānuphāp, Journey through Burma in 1936

Proper noun capitalized: Flintstone

Flintstone

  1. A locality in Central Highlands Council, central Tasmania, Australia.

flintstone meaning in Tamil

flintstone in Tamil

தீத்தட்டிக்கல், தீக்கல்

Forms of flintstone

pluralflintstones

Origin of flintstone

From Middle English flynt ston; equivalent to flint + stone.

Questions about flintstone

What does flintstone mean?
Flintstone means a piece of flint.
What is flintstone in Tamil?
Flintstone in Tamil is தீத்தட்டிக்கல், தீக்கல். See Flintstone meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is flintstone?
Flintstone can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of flintstone?
The plural of flintstone is flintstones.

Words near flintstone in the dictionary

  1. flintlock mechanism
  2. flintlocks
  3. Flintoff
  4. flints
  5. Flintshire
  6. flintstone
  7. flintstones
  8. Flintstonesque
  9. Flintstonian
  10. flintware
  11. flintwares

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