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1. milesnoun

   A great distance.

2. Milesnoun

   A male given name from the Germanic languages.

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

3. Milesnoun

   A patronymic surname, also derived from a Middle English form of Michael.

4. Etymology: From given name Milo, of problematic origin, possibly from an unknown element, or a short form of names beginning with mil- "grace, favor". The English form is associated by folk etymology with Latin miles.

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1. Miles

   Miles is a small town in Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 census, Miles had a population of 1,164. The town is situated on the Warrego Highway, 340 kilometres west of Brisbane, the state capital. Formerly known as Dogwood Crossing, the town is situated on Dogwood Creek, named by German explorer Ludwig Leichhardt in 1844. The town was renamed Miles in honour of the Queensland Colonial Secretary, William Miles.

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'miles' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1066

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'miles' in Written Corpus Frequency: #947

Anagrams for miles »

1. slime

2. smile

3. limes

How to pronounce miles?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of miles in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of miles in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of miles in a Sentence

1. Mary Jackson:

   Even 150 miles inland, we had 80 mile-an-hour winds, days without power, widespread devastation and months of clean up.

2. Andy Slavitt:

   The next set of people who want vaccines are not the people who are going to try and make 100 appointments and drive 100 miles. They are going to be the people that will maybe make one effort and travel one mile, or maybe even less than that.

3. Border Protection Commissioner Mark Morgan:

   We believe that probably by January 17,18,19, we will have well over 700 miles of that 800 funded... The contract will have already been awarded, the major milestone is having a contract awarded.

4. Joe Biden:

   Folks, I voted for a fence, i voted, and unlike most Democrats -- some of you wont like this, but I voted for 700 miles.

5. Christina Koch:

   Earth is alive, and I have witnessed its power and beauty from a special vantage point 250 miles above the surface, from the space station we see no borders, no boundaries -- we are all part of one giant organism that breathes and adapts. I have been in awe of this perspective for almost a year now. Back on Earth I anticipate looking up and seeing the space station streak across the sky, wondering how my friends and colleagues are doing up there without me. For almost 20 years humans have continuously lived and worked in space and the mission continues.

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