mil: meaning and words from its letters
3 letters · 5 letter points · starts with M · ends with L
Meaning of mil
noun
An angular mil, a unit of angular measurement equal to ¹⁄₆₄₀₀ of a complete circle. At 1000 metres one mil subtends about one metre (0.98 m). Also ¹⁄₆₀₀₀ and ¹⁄₆₃₀₀ are used in other countries.
A unit of measurement equal to ¹⁄₁₀₀₀ of an inch (25.4 µm), usually used for thin objects, such as sheets of plastic.
Example: For this task, I prefer the plastic sheeting that is 10 mils thick.
A former subdivision (¹⁄₁₀₀₀) of the Maltese lira.
Listed forms: mils.
Source: Wiktionary — mil.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for mil.
noun
a Swedish unit of length equivalent to 10 km
- mile
- Swedish mile
noun
a metric unit of volume equal to one thousandth of a liter
- milliliter
- millilitre
- ml
- cubic centimeter
- cubic centimetre
- cc
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
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Letter-value score of mil
M(3) + I(1) + L(1) = 5 points.
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Anagrams of mil
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
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Shorter words from mil
6 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in mil. Showing up to 24, longest first.