miles

noun

(informal) A great distance in space or time.

A male given name from an uncertain origin.

A surname originating as a patronymic.

A number of places in the United States:

A minor city in Jackson County, Iowa.

An unincorporated community in Orange County, North Carolina.

A township in Centre County, Pennsylvania.

A minor city in Runnels County, Texas.

An unincorporated community in Mathews County, Virginia.

An unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Washington.

An unincorporated community in Pendleton County, West Virginia.

An unincorporated community in the town of Porterfield, Marinette County, Wisconsin.

A town in Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.

adverb

much; a lot (used to emphasise a comparative)

Roots

millemil- · Latin · thousand

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