MISS

(noun) a form of address for an unmarried woman
(noun) a failure to hit (or meet or find etc)
synonyms : misfire
(noun) a young woman
"a young lady of 18"
synonyms : fille , girl , missy , young lady , young woman
(verb) leave undone or leave out
"How could I miss that typo?", "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten"
synonyms : drop , leave out , neglect , omit , overleap , overlook , pretermit
(verb) fail to experience
"Fortunately, I missed the hurricane"
synonyms : escape
(verb) fail to reach
"The arrow missed the target"
(verb) feel or suffer from the lack of
"He misses his mother"
(verb) fail to reach or get to
"She missed her train"
(verb) 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"
synonyms : lose
(verb) fail to attend an event or activity
"I missed the concert", "He missed school for a week"
(verb) be without
"This soup lacks salt", "There is something missing in my jewelry box!"
synonyms : lack
(verb) be absent
"The child had been missing for a week"

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