miles

1. 1
   unit of lengthnoun

   Plural of mile: more than one mile, a unit for measuring long distances.

   The race covers twenty-six miles through the city.

   We drove for hundreds of miles without seeing a gas station.

   UsageSay a ten-mile walk (not incorrect: a ten-miles walk).

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2. 2
   huge distancenouncolloquialcountable

   A very long distance, in space or in time.

   Like a road that seems to go on and on without ever ending.

   We walked miles across the desert before finding any shade.

   There are still miles to go before this project is finished.

   UsageSay miles away or for miles.

3. 3
   by faradverb

   By a large amount, used to make a comparison stronger.

   She's miles better at chess than anyone else in her class.

   My new phone is miles faster than my old one.

   UsageSay miles better: much better.

   Similarmuch, far, way, loads

   Oppositeslightly, marginally

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