miles

Noun

 * 1)  A great distance in space or time.
 * His final shot missed the bullseye by miles.
 * From the top of the hill you can see for miles.
 * No need to hurry. The deadline is miles away.
 * No need to hurry. The deadline is miles away.

Adverb

 * 1) much; a lot used to emphasise a comparative
 * Her new paintings are miles better than her older ones.

Etymology
. Possibly of origin. The suffix seems similar to that of, , , , but the origin of mīl- is opaque. A connection to, perhaps as "person going by the thousand(s)", is difficult to confidently motivate semantically.

Noun

 * 1)  A soldier.
 * 2)  A knight.
 * 3) A man in boardgames such as ludus latrunculi and chess.
 * 1) A man in boardgames such as ludus latrunculi and chess.

Noun

 * 1) thousands

Usage notes

 * Miles is only used in the indefinite sense of the word "thousands":


 * Otherwise, the singular mil is used: