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Definition of 'MISS'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) miss
to fail to hit or strike.

2.  miss
to fail to encounter, meet, catch, etc.:
to miss a train.

3.  miss
to fail to take advantage of:
to miss a chance.

4.  miss
to fail to be present at or for:
to miss a day of school.

5.  miss
to notice the absence or loss of:
When did you first miss your wallet?

6.  miss
to regret the absence or loss of:
I miss you all dreadfully.

7.  miss
to escape or avoid:
He just missed being caught.

8.  miss
to fail to perceive or understand:
to miss the point of a remark.

9.  miss
to omit; leave out.

10. (v.i.) miss
to fail to hit something.

11.  miss
to fail; be unsuccessful.

12.  miss
to misfire.

13. (n.) miss
a failure to hit something.

14.  miss
a failure of any kind.

15.  miss
misfire.

16. (n.) miss
(cap.) a title of respect prefixed to the name of an unmarried woman:
Miss Mary Jones.

17.  miss
(used by itself as a term of address to a young woman):
Miss, please bring me some ketchup.

18.  miss
(cap.) a title prefixed to the name of something that a young woman has been selected to represent:
Miss Sweden.

19.  miss
(cap.) a title prefixed to a mock surname that is used to represent possession of a particular attribute, identity, etc.:
Miss Congeniality.

20.  miss
a young unmarried woman; girl.

21.  miss
misses,

22.  miss
a range of sizes, chiefly from 6 to 20, for garments that fit women of average height and build.

23.  miss
a garment in this size range.

Etymology: (1600–10; short for mistress)

Definition of 'MISS'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) girl, miss, missy, young lady, young woman, fille
a young woman
"a young lady of 18"

2. (noun) miss, misfire
a failure to hit (or meet or find etc)

3. (verb) Miss
a form of address for an unmarried woman

4. (verb) miss, lose
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
"I missed that remark"; "She missed his point"; "We lost part of what he said"

5. (verb) miss
feel or suffer from the lack of
"He misses his mother"

6. (verb) miss
fail to attend an event or activity
"I missed the concert"; "He missed school for a week"

7. (verb) neglect, pretermit, omit, drop, miss, leave out, overlook, overleap
leave undone or leave out
"How could I miss that typo?"; "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten"

8. (verb) miss
fail to reach or get to
"She missed her train"

9. (verb) miss, lack
be without
"This soup lacks salt"; "There is something missing in my jewelry box!"

10. (verb) miss
fail to reach
"The arrow missed the target"

11. (verb) miss
be absent
"The child had been missing for a week"

12. (verb) miss, escape
fail to experience
"Fortunately, I missed the hurricane"

Definition of 'MISS'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) miss
to feel sad because sb is away or because you cannot do sth you used to do
She misses her dad when he travels.; I miss playing in the snow.

2.  miss
to not hit, catch, kick, etc.
He swung at the ball and missed (it).

3.  miss
≠ hit
The bombs missed the factory.; He aimed a kick at the goal and missed.

4.  miss
to not hear, see, or understand
Excuse me? I missed what you just said.; I think your missing the point of the story.

5.  miss
miss the point
to arrive too late
Hurry or we'll miss our flight.

6.  miss
to not go to an event
I missed the first class.; It'll be a great night - don't miss it.

7.  miss
miss a chance/opportunity
to not take an opportunity
Don't miss your chance to win great prizes!

8.  miss
Miss
used before the name of an unmarried woman
I'd like to welcome Miss Britta Sorenson.

9.  miss
used to address a young woman you do not know
Excuse me, miss, you forgot your bag.

Definition of 'MISS'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) MISS
a title of courtesy prefixed to the name of a girl or a woman who has not been married. See Mistress, 5

2. (noun) MISS
a young unmarried woman or a girl; as, she is a miss of sixteen

3. (noun) MISS
a kept mistress. See Mistress, 4

4. (noun) MISS
in the game of three-card loo, an extra hand, dealt on the table, which may be substituted for the hand dealt to a player

5. (noun) MISS
the act of missing; failure to hit, reach, find, obtain, etc

6. (noun) MISS
loss; want; felt absence

7. (noun) MISS
mistake; error; fault

8. (noun) MISS
harm from mistake

9. (verb) MISS
to fail of hitting, reaching, getting, finding, seeing, hearing, etc.; as, to miss the mark one shoots at; to miss the train by being late; to miss opportunites of getting knowledge; to miss the point or meaning of something said

10. (verb) MISS
to omit; to fail to have or to do; to get without; to dispense with; -- now seldom applied to persons

11. (verb) MISS
to discover the absence or omission of; to feel the want of; to mourn the loss of; to want

12. (verb) MISS
to fail to hit; to fly wide; to deviate from the true direction

13. (verb) MISS
to fail to obtain, learn, or find; -- with of

14. (verb) MISS
to go wrong; to err

15. (verb) MISS
to be absent, deficient, or wanting

Translation of 'MISS'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: a polite title given to an unmarried female, either in writing or in speech Miss Wilson; the Misses Wilson; Could you ask Miss Smith to type this letter?; Excuse me, miss. Could you tell me how to get to Princess Road?
Afrikaans: Mejuffrou	Arabic: آنِسَه	Bulgarian: госпожица
Brazilian: Senhorita	Czech: slečna	German: das Fräulein
Danish: frøken	Greek: δεσποινίς	Spanish: señorita
Estonian: preili	Farsi: دوشیزه	Finnish: neiti
French: Mademoiselle	Hebrew: הָעַלמָה	Hindi: लड़कियों का संबोधन
Croatian: gospođica	Hungarian: kisasszony	Indonesian: Nona
Icelandic: ungfrú	Italian: signorina	Japanese: ～嬢
Korean: ...양	Lithuanian: mis, panelė	Latvian: mis, jaunkundze
Malay: Cik	Dutch: juffrouw	Norwegian: frøken
Polish: panna	Persian: دوشیزه	Pashto: پيغله
Portuguese: menina	Romanian: domnişoară	Russian: мисс
Slovak: slečna	Slovenian: gospodična	Serbian: gospođica
Swedish: fröken	Thai: คำเรียกนำหน้าหญิงสาวที่ยั	Turkish: bayan, hanım
Taiwanese: 小姐	Ukrainian: міс, панна	Urdu: غیر شادی شدہ عورت کا لقب
Vietnamese: cô gái	Chinese: 小姐
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