flintstone

Prehistoric cartoon surname

A flintstone is a piece of flint—the hard, dark stone that produces sparks when struck against steel.

Before matches, flintstones were essential for starting fires.

The word now appears mainly in historical contexts or place names.

Most encounters today reference *The Flintstones*, the animated television series about a Stone Age family.

geological

chert

Fine-grained siliceous stone

prehistoric · tool · sparking · tinder · arrowhead · scraper · knapping · paleolithic · neolithic · conchoidal

cartoon

Fred

Masculine given name

Bamm-Bamm · Hanna-Barbera · prehistoric · quarry · bowling · foot-powered · dinosaur · caveman · lodge · pterodactyl

vitamin

chewable

Can be bitten through

gummy · daily · pediatric · tablet · flavored · nutrition · health · kids · orange · grape

Opposites
rock type/geological composition

flintstonelimestone

Carbonate sedimentary rock

pumice

fire-starting method

flintstoneelectric lighter

Battery-powered ignition device

butane lighter · matches · fire extinguisher · water

animated TV family (cultural reference)

flintstoneThe Jetsons

George Jetson · futuristic

Phrases
Family

stone, flint, flinty, flints, flintiness

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G