flint

Noun
  1. A hard kind of stone;
    A form of silica more opaque than chalcedony (synset 114895229)
    is a type of: silica, silicon dioxide, silicon oxide - a white or colorless vitreous insoluble solid (SiO2); various forms occur widely in the earth's crust as quartz or cristobalite or tridymite or lechatelierite
    subtypes:
    • gunflint - the piece of flint that provides the igniting spark in a flintlock weapon
    • firestone - a piece of flint that is struck to light a fire
    • flintstone - pebbles of flint used in masonry construction
  2. A river in western Georgia that flows generally south to join the Chattahoochee River at the Florida border where they form the Apalachicola River (synset 109304451)
    is an instance of: river - a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
    is a part of: empire state of the south, ga, ga., georgia, peach state - a state in southeastern United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
    same as: flint river
  3. A city in southeast central Michigan near Detroit;
    Automobile manufacturing (synset 109123290)
    is an instance of: city, metropolis, urban center - a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
    is a part of: great lakes state, mi, mich., michigan, wolverine state - a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
Adjective
  1. Showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings (synset 301161687)
    "his flinty gaze"; "the child's misery would move even the most obdurate heart"
    similar to: hardhearted, heartless - lacking in feeling or pity or warmth
    same as: flinty, granitic, obdurate, stony

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