MILES

5 letters 7 Scrabble points /maɪlz/

Definition of MILES

noun

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. Any of many customary units of length derived from the Roman mile (mille passus) of 8 stades or 5,000 Roman feet.

adverb

  1. Much; a lot (used to emphasise a comparative)

    "Her new paintings are miles better than her older ones."

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters M I L E S
Length 5 letters
Scrabble Score 7 points

Anagrams of MILES

Words that use the same letters:

LIMES MELIS SELIM SLIME SMILE

Words Containing "MILES"

AMILES ANATOMILESS BESMILES CAMOMILES FACSIMILES MILESBURG MILESIAN MILESIMA MILESIMO MILESIMOS MILESIUS MILESTONE MILESTONES MILESVILLE OUTSMILES SIMILES SMILES

Words Starting with "MILES"

MILESBURG MILESIAN MILESIMA MILESIMO MILESIMOS MILESIUS MILESTONE MILESTONES MILESVILLE

Words Ending with "MILES"

AMILES BESMILES CAMOMILES FACSIMILES OUTSMILES SIMILES SMILES