English dictionary
miss
/m/I/s/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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a young woman
Source: WordNet 3.0
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a failure to hit (or meet or find etc)
Synonyms misfireSource: WordNet 3.0
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a form of address for an unmarried woman
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A title of courtesy prefixed to the name of a girl or a woman who has not been married. See <u>Mistress</u>, 5.
Source: webster1913
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The act of missing; failure to hit, reach, find, obtain, etc.
Source: webster1913
verb
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fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
ExamplesI missed that remark.
She missed his point.
Synonyms loseSource: WordNet 3.0
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feel or suffer from the lack of
ExamplesHe misses his mother.
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fail to attend an event or activity
ExamplesI missed the concert.
He missed school for a week.
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leave undone or leave out
ExamplesHow could I miss that typo?
The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten.
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fail to reach or get to
ExamplesShe missed her train.
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be without
ExamplesThere is something missing in my jewelry box!
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fail to reach
ExamplesThe arrow missed the target.
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be absent
ExamplesThe child had been missing for a week.
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fail to experience
ExamplesFortunately, I missed the hurricane.
Synonyms escapeSource: WordNet 3.0
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To fail of hitting, reaching, getting, finding, seeing, hearing, etc.; as, to <i>miss</i> the mark one shoots at; to <i>miss</i> the train by being late; to <i>miss</i> opportunites of getting knowledge; to <i>miss</i> the point or meaning of something said.
Source: webster1913
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To fail to hit; to fly wide; to deviate from the true direction.
Source: webster1913