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Definitions for Miss

[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.
[9] to fail to hit something.
[10] to fail of effect or success; be unsuccessful.
[11] a failure to hit something.
[12] a failure of any kind.
[13] an omission.
[14] a misfire.
[15] miss out , Chiefly British . to omit; leave out.
[16] miss out on , to fail to take advantage of, experience, etc.: You missed out on a great opportunity.
[17] miss fire . fire(def 52) .
[18] (initial capital letter ) 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.
[19] (used by itself, as a term of address, especially to a young woman): Miss, please bring me some ketchup.
[20] (initial capital letter ) a title prefixed to a mock surname used to represent a particular attribute of the person, especially one excessively prominent: Miss Innocent; Miss Congeniality.
[21] a young unmarried woman; girl: a radiant miss of 18 or so.
[22] 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.
[23] mission.
[24] missionary.
[25] Mississippi.
[26] to fail to reach, hit, meet, find, or attain (some specified or implied aim, goal, target, etc)
[27] (tr) to fail to attend or be present for to miss a train ; to miss an appointment
[28] (tr) to fail to see, hear, understand, or perceive to miss a point
[29] (tr) to lose, overlook, or fail to take advantage of to miss an opportunity
[30] (tr) to leave out; omit to miss an entry in a list
[31] (tr) to discover or regret the loss or absence of he missed his watch ; she missed him
[32] (tr) to escape or avoid (something, esp a danger), usually narrowly he missed death by inches
[33] miss the boat or miss the bus to lose an opportunity
[34] a failure to reach, hit, meet, find, etc
[35] give something a miss informal to avoid (something) give the lecture a miss ; give the pudding a miss
[36] informal an unmarried woman or girl, esp a schoolgirl
[37] a title of an unmarried woman or girl, usually used before the surname or sometimes alone in direct address
[38] Mississippi

Words related to Miss

loss, omission, want, default, fault, defect, mishap, blunder, absence, slip, error, oversight, mistake, drop, forget, skip, misplace, miscarry, trip, blow

Words nearby Miss

misremember, misreport, misrepresent, misrule, misrun, miss, miss a beat, miss by a mile, miss fire, miss is as good as a mile, a, miss julie

Origin of Miss

2First recorded in 1600–10; short for mistress

Words that may be confused with Miss

midst, missed, mist

Other words from Miss

miss·a·ble , adjective
un·miss·a·ble , adjective
un·missed , adjective

Word origin for Miss

C17: shortened from mistress

Synonyms for Miss

absence, blunder, default, defect, error, fault, loss, mishap, mistake, omission, oversight, slip, want