Flint and Shale

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Flint noun - A hard kind of stone; a form of silica more opaque than chalcedony.

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Shale and flint are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shale" instead a noun "Flint".

Nearby Word: flinty

Shale noun - A sedimentary rock formed by the deposition of successive layers of clay.

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Flint and shale are semantically related. You can use "Flint" instead a noun "Shale".

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Shale and Flint. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/flint/shale

Flint & Shale. N.p., 2016. Web. 28 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/flint/shale>.

Shale or Flint. 2016. Accessed July 28, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/flint/shale.

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