صَوَّان noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)
صَوَّانَة noun (piece of flint, such as gunflint used to produce a spark — see also firestriker)
ظُرَر noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)
ظُرَرَة noun (piece of flint, such as gunflint used to produce a spark — see also firestriker)

Armenian

2 entries

կայծքար noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)
կայծքար noun (piece of flint, such as gunflint used to produce a spark — see also firestriker)

Azerbaijani

1 entries

çaxmaq daşı noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)

Bashkir

2 entries

саҡматаш noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)
саҡматаш noun (piece of flint, such as gunflint used to produce a spark — see also firestriker)

Basque

1 entries

sukarri noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)

Belarusian

1 entries

крэ́мень noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)

Bulgarian

2 entries

камъче noun (small cylinder)
кре́мък noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)

Cappadocian Greek

1 entries

κασκάρα noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)

Catalan

4 entries

pedra foguera noun (piece of flint, such as gunflint used to produce a spark — see also firestriker)
pedrenyal noun (piece of flint, such as gunflint used to produce a spark — see also firestriker)
pedrenyera noun (piece of flint, such as gunflint used to produce a spark — see also firestriker)
sílex noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)

Central Kurdish

2 entries

بەردەستێ noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)
کوچکاوْر noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries

燧石 noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)

Church Slavic

1 entries

кремꙑ noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)

Czech

2 entries

pazourek noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)
pazourek noun (piece of flint, such as gunflint used to produce a spark — see also firestriker)

Danish

4 entries

flint noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)
flint noun (piece of flint, such as gunflint used to produce a spark — see also firestriker)
flint noun (small cylinder)
ildsten noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)

Dutch

3 entries

keisteen noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)
vuursteen noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)
vuursteen noun (piece of flint, such as gunflint used to produce a spark — see also firestriker)

Esperanto

3 entries

fajroŝtono noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)
fajroŝtono noun (piece of flint, such as gunflint used to produce a spark — see also firestriker)
siliko noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)

Faroese

1 entries

tinna noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)

Finnish

2 entries

kivi noun (small cylinder)
piikivi noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)

French

3 entries

pierre à briquet noun (small cylinder)
pierre à fusil noun (piece of flint, such as gunflint used to produce a spark — see also firestriker)
silex noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)

Galician

2 entries

pederneira noun (piece of flint, such as gunflint used to produce a spark — see also firestriker)
sílex noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)

Georgian

1 entries

კაჟი noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)

German

4 entries

Feuerstein noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)
Feuerstein noun (piece of flint, such as gunflint used to produce a spark — see also firestriker)
Flint noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)
Flintstein noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)

Gujarati

1 entries

ચકમક noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)

Haitian Creole

2 entries

pyè noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)
pyè noun (piece of flint, such as gunflint used to produce a spark — see also firestriker)

Hazaragi

1 entries

چَقْمَق noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)

Hebrew

1 entries

צור noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)

Hindi

2 entries

चकमक noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)
चक़मक़ noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)

Hungarian

2 entries

flint noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)
kovakő noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)

Icelandic

1 entries

tinna noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)

Ingrian

1 entries

piikivi noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)

Italian

1 entries

selce noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)

Japanese

1 entries

燧石 noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)

Kazakh

1 entries

шақпақ noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)

Korean

2 entries

부싯돌 noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)
수석 noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)

Latgalian

1 entries

kroms noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)

Latin

1 entries

silex noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)

Latvian

1 entries

krams noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)

Lithuanian

1 entries

titnagas noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)

Lower Sorbian

1 entries

kśemjeń noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)

Macedonian

4 entries

белутрак noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)
белутрак noun (piece of flint, such as gunflint used to produce a spark — see also firestriker)
кремен noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)
кремен noun (piece of flint, such as gunflint used to produce a spark — see also firestriker)

Maranao

1 entries

batolakit noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)

Moksha

1 entries

толгев noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)

Māori

1 entries

paea noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)

Nahuatl

1 entries

tecpatl noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)

Navajo

2 entries

béésh noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)
tséʼáwózí noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)

Nepali

1 entries

चकमक noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)

Newar

1 entries

च्वल्वहं noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)

Norman

2 entries

pièrre à feu noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)
pièrre à feu noun (piece of flint, such as gunflint used to produce a spark — see also firestriker)

Northern Kurdish

1 entries

berheste noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)

Norwegian

1 entries

flint noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)

Occitan

4 entries

pèira de fòc noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)
pèira frejal noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)
pèira selze noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)
silèx noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)

Old English

1 entries

flint noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)

Old Norse

1 entries

tinna noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)

Oneida

1 entries

kánhyaʼ noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)

Ossetian

1 entries

ӕхсон noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)

Ottoman Turkish

2 entries

چاقماق طاشی noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)
چاقماق طاشی noun (piece of flint, such as gunflint used to produce a spark — see also firestriker)

Pacoh

1 entries

preal noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)

Pashto

1 entries

چقمک noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)

Pawnee

2 entries

tahuuruʼ noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)
tahuuruʼ noun (piece of flint, such as gunflint used to produce a spark — see also firestriker)

Persian

2 entries

آتشزنه noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)
چخماق noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)

Plautdietsch

1 entries

Fiasteen noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)

Polish

3 entries

krzemień noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)
krzemyk noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)
krzesiwo noun (piece of flint, such as gunflint used to produce a spark — see also firestriker)

Portuguese

3 entries

pederneira noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)
pederneira noun (piece of flint, such as gunflint used to produce a spark — see also firestriker)
sílex noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)

Romanian

2 entries

cremene noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)
silex noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)

Russian

2 entries

креме́нь noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)
огни́во noun (piece of flint, such as gunflint used to produce a spark — see also firestriker)

Saanich

1 entries

qentoles noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries

krȅmēn noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)
кре̏ме̄н noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)

Slovak

4 entries

buližník noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)
flint noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)
pazúrik noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)
rohovec noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)

Slovene

1 entries

kremen noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)

Spanish

4 entries

moleña noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)
pedernal noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)
pedernal noun (piece of flint, such as gunflint used to produce a spark — see also firestriker)
pedernal noun (small cylinder)

Swedish

1 entries

flinta noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)

Tagalog

1 entries

panting noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)

Tarifit

1 entries

taẓrut noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)

Telugu

1 entries

కిమిడి noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)

Thai

3 entries

ฟลินต์ noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)
หินเหล็กไฟ noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)
หินไฟ noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)

Tonkawa

1 entries

yapaxkan noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)

Turkish

1 entries

çakmak taşı noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)

Udmurt

1 entries

тылӥз noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)

Ukrainian

3 entries

кре́мінь noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)
креса́ло noun (piece of flint, such as gunflint used to produce a spark — see also firestriker)
огни́во noun (piece of flint, such as gunflint used to produce a spark — see also firestriker)

Upper Sorbian

1 entries

křemjeń noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)

Vietnamese

1 entries

đá lửa noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)

Volapük

2 entries

flintoin noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)
flintoin güna noun (piece of flint, such as gunflint used to produce a spark — see also firestriker)

Welsh

4 entries

Y Fflint name (town in Flintshire, Wales)
callestr noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)
callestr noun (piece of flint, such as gunflint used to produce a spark — see also firestriker)
fflint noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)

Yiddish

2 entries

פֿײַערשטיינ noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)
קיזלשטיינ noun (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)

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Centuries ago, people started fires using flint and steel.

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What's diamond is diamond, what's flint is flint.

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The landscape was cold and sharp as flint.

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Scouts can start a fire using only flint and steel.

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