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1. milestone
noun. ['ˈmaɪlˌstoʊn'] stone post at side of a road to show distances.
Etymology
- mile (English)
- stone (English)
- stan (Middle English (1100-1500))
Rhymes with Milestone
- acetone
- baritone
- blackstone
- bloodstone
- bluestone
- blystone
- bridgestone
- brookstone
- brownstone
- capstone
- cherrystone
- cobblestone
- cornerstone
- coverstone
- curbstone
- dialtone
- dialtone
- executone
- eyestone
- featherstone
Sentences with milestone
1. Noun, singular or mass
This is also the time when they thank family and friends for joining them in celebrating this milestone.
2. Adjective
Appetizers are wonderful finger food for anniversary parties, particularly milestone anniversaries like a 50th.
Quotes about milestone
1. Life is all about evolution. What looks like a mistake to others has been a milestone in my life. Even if people have betrayed me, even if my heart was broken, even if people misunderstood or judged me, I have learned from these incidents. We are human and we make mistakes, but learning from them is what makes the difference.
- Amisha Patel
2. When I left Queen's my future seemed to stretch out before me like a straight road. I thought I could see along it for many a milestone. Now there is a bend in it. I don't know what lies around the bend, but I'm going to believe that the best does.
- L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables