Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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flint | Yes | Yes | No | No |
firestone | Yes | No | No | No |
flint (noun) | firestone (noun) |
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a hard kind of stone; a form of silica more opaque than chalcedony | a sandstone that withstands intense heat; used to line fireplaces and furnaces and kilns |
a piece of flint that is struck to light a fire |
flint (adjective) | firestone (adjective) |
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showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings |