[mɪs], (Verb)

Definitions:
- fail to hit, reach, or come into contact with (something aimed at)
(e.g: a laser-guided bomb had missed its target)

- fail to notice, hear, or understand
(e.g: the villa is impossible to miss—it's right by the road)

- notice the loss or absence of
(e.g: he's rich—he won't miss the money)

- (of an engine or motor vehicle) undergo failure of ignition in one or more cylinders
(e.g: the motor began missing and investigation found a cracked cylinder head)


Phrases:
- a miss is as good as a mile
- give something a miss
- miss a beat
- miss the boat
- not miss a trick

Origin:
Old English missan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German missen

[mɪs], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a failure to hit, catch, or reach something
(e.g: the penalty miss cost us the game)


Phrases:
- a miss is as good as a mile
- give something a miss
- miss a beat
- miss the boat
- not miss a trick

Origin:
Old English missan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German missen

[mɪs], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a title prefixed to the name of an unmarried woman or girl, or to that of a married woman retaining her maiden name for professional purposes
(e.g: Miss Hazel Armstrong)

- a girl or young woman, especially one regarded as silly or headstrong
(e.g: there was none of the country bumpkin about this young miss)


Phrases:

Origin:
early 17th century (denoting a mistress or concubine): abbreviation of mistress

[mɪs], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a miscarriage
(e.g: she had a miss, that time, lost the baby)


Phrases:

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