NOUN
  • Definition - The international mile: a unit of length precisely equal to 1.609344 kilometers established by treaty among Anglophone nations in 1959, divided into 5,280 feet or 1,760 yards.
  • Definition - Any of several customary units of length derived from the 1593 English statute mile of 8 furlongs, equivalent to 5,280 feet or 1,760 yards of various precise values.
  • Definition - Any of many customary units of length derived from the Roman mile (mille passus) of 8 stades or 5,000 Roman feet.
  • Definition - The Scandinavian mile: a unit of length precisely equal to 10 kilometers defined in 1889.
  • Definition - Any of many customary units of length from other measurement systems of roughly similar values, as the Chinese (里) or Arabic mile (al-mīl).
  • Definition - (travel) An airline mile in a frequent flier program.
  • Definition - Any similarly large distance.
  • Example - The shot missed by a mile.
  • Definition - A race of 1 mile's length; a race of around 1 mile's length (usually 1500 or 1600 meters)
  • Example - The runners competed in the mile.
  • Definition - One mile per hour, as a measure of speed.
  • Example - five miles over the speed limit
ADVERB
  • Definition - Much; a lot (used to emphasise a comparative)
  • Example - Her new paintings are miles better than her older ones.
Words in your word
5 Letter Words
limes 7 miles 7 slime 7 smile 7
4 Letter Words
elms 6 lime 6 mels 6 mile 6 mils 6 mise 6 semi 6 slim 6 isle 4 leis 4 lies 4
3 Letter Words
elm 5 ems 5 ism 5 mel 5 mes 5 mil 5 mis 5 sim 5 els 3 lei 3 les 3 lie 3 lis 3 sei 3 sel 3
2 Letter Words
em 4 me 4 mi 4 el 2 es 2 is 2 li 2 si 2
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