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Definition of Miss
Pronunciation: mĭst | n. | 1. | A title of courtesy prefixed to the name of a girl or a woman who has not been married. See Mistress, 5. | | 2. | A young unmarried woman or a girl; as, she is a miss of sixteen. | | 3. | A kept mistress. See Mistress, 4. | | 4. | (Card Playing) In the game of three-card loo, an extra hand, dealt on the table, which may be substituted for the hand dealt to a player. | | v. t. | 1. | To fail of hitting, reaching, getting, finding, seeing, hearing, etc.; as, to miss the mark one shoots at; to miss the train by being late; to miss opportunites of getting knowledge; to miss the point or meaning of something said. | | 2. | To omit; to fail to have or to do; to get without; to dispense with; - now seldom applied to persons. | | 3. | To discover the absence or omission of; to feel the want of; to mourn the loss of; to want; as, to miss an absent loved one. | | v. i. | 1. | To fail to hit; to fly wide; to deviate from the true direction. | | 2. | To fail to obtain, learn, or find; - with of. | | 3. | To go wrong; to err. | | 4. | To be absent, deficient, or wanting. | | n. | 1. | The act of missing; failure to hit, reach, find, obtain, etc. | | 2. | Loss; want; felt absence. | | 3. | Mistake; error; fault. | | 4. | Harm from mistake. |
Related Words
Frau, Fraulein, Mistress, Mlle, Mme, Mmes, dame, dona, donna, lady, madam, madame, mademoiselle, mem-sahib, mesdames, senhora, senhorita, signora, signorina, vrouw
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