flintstone

37 7.2

A hard rock used to make tools, build walls, or start fires

noun
/ˈflɪntˌstoʊn/

: pedernal

Archaeologists discovered tools made from flintstone that date back thousands of years.

Examples

She struck the flintstone against steel to start a fire in the campsite.
The ancient builders used flintstone to create strong foundations for their homes.
The flintstones must live here.

Taking Care of Business (1990)
As we mentioned in the volume one review, the primetime specials started in 1977 with A Flintstone Christmas.

Blog text (18)
Tonight we come to you live from the charming pied-à-terre of the man of the hour, Fred Flintstone.

Fiction book (1994)

Synonyms

flint

vsflintstone

30 6.1

A hard gray or brown stone that makes sparks when you hit it and helps start a fire

is a small piece used for starting fires or as building material

firestone

vsflintstone

Archaic

9.9

A small piece of flint used to make sparks to light a fire

is also used as building material and for making tools as well as fires

gunflint

vsflintstone

Archaic

9.9

A small piece of flint that makes a spark to light the powder in a flintlock gun

is used more generally for building, tools, or starting fires rather than weapon ignition

How Big

boulder

191 2.2

rock

∞ 1.0

flintstone

37 7.2

pebble

64 1.0

Surface Forms

flintstone singular

flintstones plural

Morphology

flintstone = flint + stone (transparent) = flint + stone

The noun is a straightforward compound meaning a stone composed of flint; the components directly yield the sense.

Etymology

Flintstone comes from the simple words flint and stone. flint is a very hard rock that can 'make a spark' when you hit it, so flintstone means pieces of that rock people used for starting fires, making tools, or building.