miss
noun
1. a young female
Similar word(s): fille, girl, missy
Definition categories: person, woman
2. a failure to hit (or meet or find etc)
Similar word(s): misfire
Definition categories: event, failure
3. a form of address for an unmarried woman
Definition categories: communication, title
Sentences with miss as a noun:
- I think I’ll give the meeting a miss.
- You may sit here, miss.
- You may sit here, Miss Jones.
verb
1. fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
- I missed that remark
- She missed his point
Similar word(s): lose
Definition categories: perception
2. feel or suffer from the lack of
- He misses his mother
Definition categories: emotion, desire, want
3. fail to attend an event or activity
- I missed the concert
- He missed school for a week
Definition categories: stative, fail, neglect
4. leave undone or leave out
- How could I miss that typo?
- The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten
Similar word(s): drop, neglect, omit, overleap, overlook, pretermit
Definition categories: cognition
5. fail to reach or get to
- She missed her train
Definition categories: motion, fail, miscarry
6. be without
- There is something missing in my jewelry box!
Similar word(s): lack
Definition categories: stative
7. fail to reach
- The arrow missed the target
Definition categories: contact
8. be absent
- The child had been missing for a week
Definition categories: stative
9. fail to experience
- Fortunately, I missed the hurricane
Similar word(s): escape
Definition categories: communication, avoid
Sentences with miss as a verb:
- I missed the target.
- I tried to kick the ball, but missed.
- to miss an opportunity
- I miss you! Come home soon!
- miss the joke
- Joe missed the meeting this morning.
- I missed the plane!