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noun • 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 • a large distance • a former British unit of length once used in navigation; equivalent to 6,000 feet (1828.8 meters) • a former British unit of length equivalent to 6,080 feet (1,853.184 meters); 800 feet longer than a statute mile • an ancient Roman unit of length equivalent to 1620 yards • a Swedish unit of length equivalent to 10 km • a footrace extending one mile | ||||||||
| 33% | 5 | Tied up in knots | ||||||
adjective • in or of a state of physical or nervous tension • pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat') • taut or rigid; stretched tight noun • a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time verb • become stretched or tense or taut • increase the tension on • become tense, nervous, or uneasy • cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious | ||||||||
| 33% | 9 | They may get tied up in knots | ||||||
noun • a lace used for fastening shoes | ||||||||
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