Home › Words › F › firestonefirestonefirestone means A surname from German.EtymologyTranslation of the German toponymic surname Feuerstein, from Feuer (“fire”) + Stein (“stone”). Doublet of Feuerstein.nameA surname from German.nounIron pyrite, formerly used for striking fire.A flint.A heat-resistant stone that will withstand intense heat of a furnace, used for lining kilns, campfire rings, fireplaces and furnaces; especially, the sandstone at the top of the upper greensand in the south of England.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.firestriker 69% match — A piece of high-carbon steel used for striking a spark, usually kept in a tinderbox with flint and tinder. vs firestone →fireblende 66% match — Synonym of pyrostilpnite. vs firestone →firesteel 65% match — A firestriker. vs firestone →firestink 62% match — The stench from decomposing iron pyrites, caused by the formation of sulphureted hydrogen. vs firestone →flintstone 61% match — A piece of flint. vs firestone →stellarite 59% match — A type of torbanite, which sparks when set on fire. vs firestone →ferrorhodsite 57% match — An isometric-hexoctahedral black mineral containing copper, iridium, iron, platinum, rhodium, and sulfur. vs firestone →fulgurite 57% match — Glass formed by a lightning strike melting sand or other material. vs firestone →