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Miss /mis/ noun (pl Missˈes; either ‘the Miss Hepburns' or ‘the Misses Hepburn’ may be said, the latter being more formal)- A title prefixed to the name of an unmarried (formerly, and now dialect and US non-standard, also a married) woman or girl (orig less respectful than Mrs)
- Also prefixed to a representational title, esp in beauty contests, eg Miss World
- (without the name) an eldest daughter, young lady of the house (obsolete)
- Vocatively used alone in (usu mock) severity, or to address a waitress, female teacher, etc
- (without cap) a schoolgirl, or a girl or woman with the faults attributed to schoolgirls
- A person between a child and a woman, esp in reference to clothing size
- A kept mistress (obsolete)
ORIGIN: Shortened form of mistress missˈhood noun missˈish adjective - Schoolgirlish
- Having the faults attributed to schoolgirls, ie sentimental, insipid, namby-pamby, squeamish, silly, etc
missˈishness noun missˈy noun A (usu disparaging) form of address used to a little girl adjective Missish mis /mis/ (Spenser) intransitive verb- To do amiss
- To fail
ORIGIN: miss1 miss1 /mis/ transitive verb (or intransitive verb archaic, with of)- To fail to hit, reach, find, meet, touch, catch, get, have, take advantage of, attend, observe or see
- To avoid (a specified danger)
- To fail (to do; archaic)
- To leave out, omit
- To discover the absence of
- To feel the loss or absence of
- To think of (an absent person or thing) longingly, or (a former time) nostalgically
- To do without (Shakespeare)
intransitive verb- To fail to hit or obtain
- To fail
- To go wrong (obsolete)
- To miss fire
noun- The fact or condition or an act or occasion of missing
- Failure to hit the mark
- Loss
- (the source of or reason for) a feeling of loss or absence
- Wrongdoing (Shakespeare)
ORIGIN: OE missan; Du missen to miss missˈable adjective missˈing adjective - Not to be found
- Not in the expected place
- Lacking
- Of unascertained fate (military)
missˈingly adverb (Shakespeare) With a sense of loss missing link noun - A hypothetical extinct creature thought to be intermediate between man and the anthropoid apes
- Any one thing required to complete a series
give (something) a miss - To allow an opponent to score by intentionally missing (billiards)
- To leave out, omit or avoid something
go missing - To disappear, esp unexpectedly and inexplicably
- To be mislaid
miss fire To fail to go off or explode (cf misfire) miss oneself (Scot) To miss out on an enjoyable experience miss one's tip (slang) To fail in one's plan or attempt miss out - To omit
- (also with on) to fail to experience or benefit (from)
miss stays (nautical) To fail in going about from one tack to another miss the bus or boat (informal) To lose one's opportunity near miss see under near |