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mil
/mɪl/
noun 8name 2adj 1
Collocations
2ADJ.
cool, good
That new video game is pretty mil, my friends all think it's cool too.
VERB + MIL
couple
We've been together for a couple mil years, or at least that's how it feels sometimes.
Definitions
noun
1
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.
2
A unit of measurement equal to ¹⁄₁₀₀₀ of an inch (25.4 µm), usually used for thin objects, such as sheets of plastic.
For this task, I prefer the plastic sheeting that is 10 mils thick.
If made of plastic, is minimum of at least 2.25 mils (thousandths of an inch) thick.
3
A former subdivision (¹⁄₁₀₀₀) of the Maltese lira.
4
Clipping of milliliter.
We told her to give her daughter ten mils of cough syrup and to call us back if the cough gets worse.
5
Clipping of millimeter.
For this task, I prefer the plastic bars that are 10 mils in diameter.
Party like it's 2024, hear a knocking at my door / It's the police let them in, bust a 9 mil through their skin
noun
1
Clipping of million.
Word has it that they were offered a cool ten mil to sell their farm to the land developers.
The cheapest shack in this part of the woods would probably set the buyer back at least a couple of mil.
adj
1
Clipping of military
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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For this task, I prefer the plastic sheeting that is 10 mils thick.
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If made of plastic, is minimum of at least 2.25 mils (thousandths of an inch) thick.
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We told her to give her daughter ten mils of cough syrup and to call us back if the cough gets worse.
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Word has it that they were offered a cool ten mil to sell their farm to the land developers.
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The cheapest shack in this part of the woods would probably set the buyer back at least a couple of mil.
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You can get things done without money, but you can do a hell of a lot more with it, and $10 mil is a good starting point.
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