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Miles
- noun - a footrace extending one mile; "he holds the record in the mile"
- a former British unit of length equivalent to 6,080 feet (1,853.184 meters); 800 feet longer than a statute mile
- a former British unit of length once used in navigation; equivalent to 6,000 feet (1828.8 meters)
- a large distance; "he missed by a mile"
- a Swedish unit of length equivalent to 10 km
- a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
- a unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters; historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude
- an ancient Roman unit of length equivalent to 1620 yards
Mimed
- verb - act out without words but with gestures and bodily movements only; "The acting students mimed eating an apple"
- imitate (a person or manner), especially for satirical effect; "The actor mimicked the President very accurately"
Mimeo
- noun - a rotary duplicator that uses a stencil through which ink is pressed (trade mark Roneo)
- print copies from (a prepared stencil) using a mimeograph; "She mimeographed the syllabus"
Mimer
- noun - an actor who communicates entirely by gesture and facial expression
Mimes
- noun - a performance using gestures and body movements without words
- act out without words but with gestures and bodily movements only; "The acting students mimed eating an apple"
- an actor who communicates entirely by gesture and facial expression
- imitate (a person or manner), especially for satirical effect; "The actor mimicked the President very accurately"
Mined
- verb - extracted from a source of supply as of minerals from the earth
- get from the earth by excavation; "mine ores and metals"
- lay mines; "The Vietnamese mined Cambodia"
Miner
- noun - laborer who works in a mine
Mines
- noun - excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted
- explosive device that explodes on contact; designed to destroy vehicles or ships or to kill or maim personnel
- get from the earth by excavation; "mine ores and metals"
- lay mines; "The Vietnamese mined Cambodia"
Mired
- verb - be unable to move further; "The car bogged down in the sand"
- cause to get stuck as if in a mire; "The mud mired our cart"
- entangled or hindered as if e.g. in mire; "the difficulties in which the question is involved"; "brilliant leadership mired in details and confusion"
- entrap; "Our people should not be mired in the past"
- soil with mud, muck, or mire; "The child mucked up his shirt while playing ball in the garden"
Mires
- noun - a difficulty or embarrassment that is hard to extricate yourself from; "the country is still trying to climb out of the mire left by its previous president"; "caught in the mire of poverty"
- a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
- be unable to move further; "The car bogged down in the sand"
- cause to get stuck as if in a mire; "The mud mired our cart"
- deep soft mud in water or slush; "they waded through the slop"
- entrap; "Our people should not be mired in the past"
- soil with mud, muck, or mire; "The child mucked up his shirt while playing ball in the garden"