Other Definitions
miss (enc)
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Miss| Noun | 1. | miss - a young woman; "a young lady of 18"baby, sister - sometimes used as a term of address for attractive young women belle - a young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of several rivals; "she was the belle of the ball" bimbo - a young woman indulged by rich and powerful older men flapper - a young woman in the 1920s who flaunted her unconventional conduct and dress gal - alliterative term for girl (or woman) Gibson girl - the idealized American girl of the 1890s as pictured by C. D. Gibson maiden, maid - an unmarried girl (especially a virgin) party girl - an attractive young woman hired to attend parties and entertain men peri - a beautiful and graceful girl ring girl - a young woman who holds up cards indicating the number of the next round at prize fights rosebud - (a literary reference to) a pretty young girl sweater girl - a girl with an attractive bust who wears tight sweaters valley girl - a girl who grew up in the tract housing in the San Fernando Valley adult female, woman - an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted" | | | 2. | miss - a failure to hit (or meet or find etc)failure - an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose; "the surprise party was a complete failure" | | | Verb | 1. | miss - 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. | miss - feel or suffer from the lack of; "He misses his mother"regret - feel sad about the loss or absence of desire, want - feel or have a desire for; want strongly; "I want to go home now"; "I want my own room" | | | 3. | miss - fail to attend an event or activity; "I missed the concert"; "He missed school for a week"fail, neglect - fail to do something; leave something undone; "She failed to notice that her child was no longer in his crib"; "The secretary failed to call the customer and the company lost the account" skip, cut - intentionally fail to attend; "cut class" attend, go to - be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.; "She attends class regularly"; "I rarely attend services at my church"; "did you go to the meeting?" | | | 4. | miss - leave undone or leave out; "How could I miss that typo?"; "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten"forget - forget to do something; "Don't forget to call the chairman of the board to the meeting!" | | | 5. | miss - fail to reach or get to; "She missed her train"go wrong, miscarry, fail - be unsuccessful; "Where do today's public schools fail?"; "The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably" | | | 6. | miss - be without; "This soup lacks salt"; "There is something missing in my jewellery box!"want - be without, lack; be deficient in; "want courtesy"; "want the strength to go on living"; "flood victims wanting food and shelter" exclude - lack or fail to include; "The cost for the trip excludes food and beverages" feature, have - have as a feature; "This restaurant features the most famous chefs in France" | | | 7. | miss - fail to reach; "The arrow missed the target" | | | 8. | miss - be absent; "The child had been missing for a week" | | | 9. | miss - fail to experience; "Fortunately, I missed the hurricane"avoid - stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something; "Her former friends now avoid her" | |
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