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She has an American accent.
NGSL Rank: 644
miss
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Meanings
verb
- fail to hit, reach, or come into contact with (something aimed at).E.g. a laser-guided bomb had missed its target
- fail to notice, hear, or understand.E.g. the villa is impossible to miss—it's right by the road
- notice the loss or absence of.E.g. he's rich—he won't miss the money
- (of an engine or motor vehicle) undergo failure of ignition in one or more cylinders.E.g. the motor began missing and investigation found a cracked cylinder head
noun
- a failure to hit, catch, or reach something.E.g. the penalty miss cost us the game
noun
- a title prefixed to the name of an unmarried woman or girl, or to that of a married woman retaining her maiden name for professional purposes.E.g. Miss Hazel Armstrong
- a girl or young woman, especially one regarded as silly or headstrong.E.g. there was none of the country bumpkin about this young miss
noun
- a miscarriage.E.g. she had a miss, that time, lost the baby
Miss.
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Meanings
abbreviation
- Mississippi.
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