Words nearby miss
Idioms for miss
miss fire. fire(def 52).
Origin of miss
1before 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, adjectiveun·miss·a·ble, adjectiveun·missed, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for missed (1 of 3)
miss1
/ (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, adjectiveWord Origin for miss
Old English missan (meaning: to fail to hit); related to Old High German missan, Old Norse missa
British Dictionary definitions for missed (2 of 3)
miss2
/ (mɪs) /
noun
informal an unmarried woman or girl, esp a schoolgirl
Word Origin for miss
C17: shortened form of mistress
British Dictionary definitions for missed (3 of 3)
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
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Idioms and Phrases with missed
miss
In addition to the idioms beginning with miss
- miss a beat
- miss by a mile
- miss fire
- miss is as good as a mile, a
- miss much
- miss out on
- miss the boat
- miss the point
also see:
- heart misses a beat
- hit or miss
- near miss
- not miss a trick
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