Associations to the word «Firestone»

Wiktionary

FIRESTONE, proper noun. A surname​.
FIRESTONE, noun. Iron pyrites, formerly used for striking fire.
FIRESTONE, noun. A flint.
FIRESTONE, noun. A stone which will bear the heat of a furnace without injury; especially applied to the sandstone at the top of the upper greensand in the south of England, used for lining kilns and furnaces.
FIRESTONE LAYAWAY, noun. (slang) The practice of issuing a check on non-sufficient funds (a play on rubber as in a "rubber check").

Dictionary definition

FIRESTONE, noun. A piece of flint that is struck to light a fire.
FIRESTONE, noun. A sandstone that withstands intense heat; used to line fireplaces and furnaces and kilns.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.