Miss (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

verb (used with object)
  1. to fail to hit or strike: to miss a target.
  2. to fail to encounter, meet, catch, etc.: to miss a train.
  3. to fail to take advantage of: to miss a chance.
  4. to fail to be present at or for: to miss a day of school.
  5. to notice the absence or loss of: When did you first miss your wallet?
  6. to regret the absence or loss of: I miss you all dreadfully.
  7. to escape or avoid: He just missed being caught.
  8. to fail to perceive or understand: to miss the point of a remark.
verb (used without object)
  1. to fail to hit something.
  2. to fail of effect or success; be unsuccessful.
noun
  1. a failure to hit something.
  2. a failure of any kind.
  3. an omission.
  4. a misfire.
Verb Phrases
  1. to omit; leave out.
  2. to fail to take advantage of, experience, etc.: You missed out on a great opportunity.
Idioms
  1. fire (def. 55).
noun, plural miss·es.
  1. a title of respect for an unmarried woman, conventionally prefixed to her name or to the name of that which she represents: Miss Mary Jones; Miss Sweden.
  2. (used by itself, as a term of address, especially to a young woman): Miss, please bring me some ketchup.
  3. a title prefixed to a mock surname used to represent a particular attribute of the person, especially one excessively prominent: Miss Innocent; Miss Congeniality.
  4. a young unmarried woman; girl: a radiant miss of 18 or so.
  5. misses,
    • a range of sizes, chiefly from 6 to 20, for garments that fit women of average height and build.
    • the department or section of a store where these garments are sold.
    • a garment in this size range.
abbreviation
  1. mission.
  2. missionary.
abbreviation
  1. Mississippi.
verb
  1. to fail to reach, hit, meet, find, or attain (some specified or implied aim, goal, target, etc)
  2. to fail to attend or be present for
  3. to fail to see, hear, understand, or perceive
  4. to lose, overlook, or fail to take advantage of
  5. to leave out; omit
  6. to discover or regret the loss or absence of
  7. to escape or avoid (something, esp a danger), usually narrowly
  8. to lose an opportunity
noun
  1. a failure to reach, hit, meet, find, etc
  2. to avoid (something)
noun
  1. an unmarried woman or girl, esp a schoolgirl
noun
  1. a title of an unmarried woman or girl, usually used before the surname or sometimes alone in direct address
abbreviation for
  1. Mississippi
Miss (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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