smiles

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/smaɪlz/

proper noun

A surname from Old English.

OriginOld English smygel →
CommonScrabble 8
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Meanings

smiles1

noun
  1. pluralplural of smile
verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of smile

Smiles2

proper nounSmiles (plural Smileses)

plural Smileses

  1. A surname from Old English.

SMILES3

noun
  1. abbreviationAbbreviation of Simplified molecular-input line-entry system.

Origin

  1. Old Englishsmygel“burrow”
  2. EnglishSmiles

Two main origins: * Scottish patronymic surname from Small. * English topographic surname for someone who lived near a rabbit warren, from the plural of Old English smygel (“burrow”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with smiles

milesGilespileswileswhilesgylesWest Isles
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Anagrams

slimesmisselMeissl
Cite this entry
APA

smiles. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/smiles

MLA

“smiles.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/smiles. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “smiles,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/smiles.

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