miss

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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
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Meanings
abbreviation
  • Mississippi.

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