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Miss has 16 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Verb

Definitions
Noun
1

a young female

"a young lady of 18"

2

a failure to hit (or meet or find etc)

"The archer sighed when his arrow missed the target by only an inch."

3

a form of address for an unmarried woman

"The teacher politely addressed the new student as Miss Johnson before introducing her to the class."

4

A failure to hit.

"The old letter was addressed simply as "Miss" since her father never mentioned a husband in his will."

5

A title of respect for a young woman (usually unmarried) with or without a name used.

6

Form of address, now used chiefly for an unmarried woman; used chiefly of girls before the mid-1700s, and thereafter used also of adult women without regard to marital status until the 1800s.

In plain English: A miss is a mistake made by someone who fails to do something correctly.

"The main attraction for many visitors is the hot air balloon that floats over the valley every morning."

Usage: As a noun, "miss" is an outdated form of address for unmarried women or girls that should not be used in modern conversation. Instead, use titles like Ms. or Missus when speaking directly to an adult woman today.

Verb
1

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"

2

feel or suffer from the lack of

"He misses his mother"

3

fail to attend an event or activity

"I missed the concert"

"He missed school for a week"

4

leave undone or leave out

"How could I miss that typo?"

"The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten"

5

fail to reach or get to

"She missed her train"

6

be without

"This soup lacks salt"

"There is something missing in my jewelry box!"

7

fail to reach

"The arrow missed the target"

8

be absent

"The child had been missing for a week"

9

fail to experience

"Fortunately, I missed the hurricane"

10

To fail to hit.

"The pitcher threw a fastball, but the batter managed to miss completely and watch it sail past his head."

In plain English: To miss something means to fail to hit it, catch it, or be present when it happens.

"She was sad because she missed her best friend after they moved away."

Usage: Use "miss" when you fail to make contact with a target or hit something intended, such as missing a shot in sports or failing to catch a bus. It describes the action of not reaching the desired object or location during an attempt.

Example Sentences
"The main attraction for many visitors is the hot air balloon that floats over the valley every morning." noun
"Her absence was deeply felt by everyone at the party." noun
"The train left without me, and I had to catch the next one." noun
"He sent flowers as an apology for missing his sister's birthday." noun
"She was sad because she missed her best friend after they moved away." verb
Related Terms
Antonyms
go to take to heart feature strike
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
woman failure title desire fail avoid
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
belle bimbo chachka chit colleen dame flapper gal gamine Gibson girl lass maid May queen mill-girl party girl peri ring girl rosebud sex kitten shop girl soubrette sweater girl tomboy valley girl working girl overlook regret cut forget jump want exclude overshoot undershoot

Origin

The verb "miss" comes from the Old English word for failing to hit or escape someone's notice. It traveled into Middle English with this same core meaning of missing a target or person.

Rhyming Words
iss diss wiss giss hiss viss kiss siss liss piss geiss heiss swiss reiss weiss zeiss bliss priss kriss griss
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