Definition of mile

"mile" in the noun sense

1. mile, statute mile, stat mi, land mile, international mile, mi

a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet exactly 1609.344 meters

2. nautical mile, mile, mi, naut mi, international nautical mile, air mile

a unit of length used in navigation exactly 1,852 meters historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude

3. mile

a large distance

"he missed by a mile"

4. sea mile, mile

a former British unit of length once used in navigation equivalent to 6,000 feet (1828.8 meters)

5. nautical mile, naut mi, mile, mi, geographical mile, Admiralty mile

a former British unit of length equivalent to 6,080 feet (1,853.184 meters 800 feet longer than a statute mile

6. mile, Roman mile

an ancient Roman unit of length equivalent to 1620 yards

7. mile, mil, Swedish mile

a Swedish unit of length equivalent to 10 km

8. mile

a footrace extending one mile

"he holds the record in the mile"

Source: WordNet® (An amazing lexical database of English)

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Quotations for mile

After dinner sit a while,
After supper walk a mile. [ Proverb ]

Every mile is two in winter. [ English Proverb, collected by George Herbert ]

A merry heart goes all the day,
A sad tires in a mile. [ William Shakespeare ]

After dinner rest awhile; after supper walk a mile. [ Proverb ]

mile in Scrabble®

The word mile is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 6

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters mile:

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mile in Words With Friends™

The word mile is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 8

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters mile:

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Word Growth involving mile

Shorter words in mile

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Longer words containing mile

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