miles

1. pluralplural of mile
2. informalA great distance in space or time.

   His final shot missed the bullseye by miles.

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   From the top of the hill you can see for miles.

   No need to hurry. The deadline is miles away.

1. informalnot comparablemuch; a lot (used to emphasise a comparative)

   Her new paintings are miles better than her older ones.

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   "Your voice is certainly miles different," admitted Nickle grudgingly and staring very hard. "Look here—do you actually mean to say that you aren't Geoffrey Tilehurst?"

   1934, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], The Bravo of London

   The recipe was miles too strong.

   1972, Roald Dahl, Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator, Knopf, page 129

plural Mileses · alternative Myles

1. countableuncountableA male given name from an uncertain origin.

   Clad in doublet and hose, and boots of Cordovan leather, / Strode, with a martial air, Miles Standish the Puritan Captain.

   1858, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Courtship of Miles Standish

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   Just one thing, if I may, Mark said. It's Miles, his name. Not Milo. Yeah, I know, Anna's always going on about that too. But Milo's better, Milo's got something about it, hasn't it? the man said. It's catchier. It's catching on round the camp, Milo, where Miles sounds a bit, well, wet. A bit middle class, you know?

   2011, Ali Smith, There but for the, Hamish Hamilton, →ISBN, page 191

2. countableuncountableA surname originating as a patronymic.
3. A number of places in the United States:
   1. countableuncountableA minor city in Jackson County, Iowa.
   2. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Orange County, North Carolina.
   3. countableuncountableA township in Centre County, Pennsylvania.
   4. countableuncountableA minor city in Runnels County, Texas.
   5. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Mathews County, Virginia.
   6. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Washington.
   7. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Pendleton County, West Virginia.
   8. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in the town of Porterfield, Marinette County, Wisconsin.
4. countableuncountableA town in Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.