Idioms for miss

    miss fire. fire(def 52).

Origin of miss

1
before 900; Middle English missen, Old English missan; cognate with Old Frisian missa, Middle Low German, Middle Dutch, Old High German missen, Old Norse missa to fail to hit or reach

OTHER WORDS FROM miss

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

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH miss

midst missed mist

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

Definition for miss (2 of 4)

miss 2
[ mis ]
/ mɪs /

noun, plural miss·es.

(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.
(used by itself, as a term of address, especially to a young woman): Miss, please bring me some ketchup.
(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.
a young unmarried woman; girl: a radiant miss of 18 or so.
misses,
  1. a range of sizes, chiefly from 6 to 20, for garments that fit women of average height and build.
  2. the department or section of a store where these garments are sold.
  3. a garment in this size range.

Origin of miss

2
First recorded in 1600–10; short for mistress

usage note for miss

See Ms.

Definition for miss (3 of 4)

miss.

mission.
missionary.

Definition for miss (4 of 4)

Miss.

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

Example sentences from the Web for miss

British Dictionary definitions for miss (1 of 4)

miss 1
/ (mɪs) /

verb

noun

a failure to reach, hit, meet, find, etc
give something a miss informal to avoid (something) give the lecture a miss; give the pudding a miss
See also miss out

Derived forms of miss

missable, adjective

Word Origin for miss

Old English missan (meaning: to fail to hit); related to Old High German missan, Old Norse missa

British Dictionary definitions for miss (2 of 4)

miss 2
/ (mɪs) /

noun

informal an unmarried woman or girl, esp a schoolgirl

Word Origin for miss

C17: shortened form of mistress

British Dictionary definitions for miss (3 of 4)

Miss
/ (mɪs) /

noun

a title of an unmarried woman or girl, usually used before the surname or sometimes alone in direct address

Word Origin for Miss

C17: shortened from mistress

British Dictionary definitions for miss (4 of 4)

Miss.

abbreviation for

Mississippi

Idioms and Phrases with miss

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