milestone
Plural: milestones
Noun
- stone post at side of a road to show distances
- a significant event in your life (or in a project)
- A stone milepost (or by extension in other materials), one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals, typically at the side of the road or in a median.
- An important event in a person's life or career, in the history of a nation, in the life of some project, etc.
Verb
- To place milestones along (a road, etc.).
- To plan out a project as a series of major steps.
Origin / Etymology
From mile + stone. Compare Dutch mijlsteen (“milestone”), German Low German Mielensteen (“milestone”), German Meilenstein (“milestone”), Swedish milsten (“milestone”).
Scrabble Score: 11
milestone is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordmilestone is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
milestone is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 14
milestone is a valid Words With Friends word