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[ verb ] fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
Synonyms Examples "I missed that remark" "She missed his point" "We lost part of what he said" Used in print (The Dallas Morning News,...)He missed the 1955 season because of an operation on the ailing knee , then played 77 minutes in 1956 . (Organic Gardening and Farming,...)Do n't miss the pansies that appear from_time_to_time through the winter . (High Fidelity, 11:10...)The orchestra is far enough away from you that you miss the bow scrapes , valve clicks , and other noises incidental_to playing . (Louis Zara, Dark Rider....)It would summon him once ; if he missed it , never_again . (Whit Masterson, Evil Come, Evil Go....)I would n't want him to miss the message '' . Related terms |
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[ verb ] feel or suffer from the lack of
Examples : "He misses his mother" Used in print (Christopher Davis, First Family....)She said , `` Do you think you 'll miss school '' ? She says the children miss you . (Irving Stone, The Agony and the Ecstasy....)The one thing he missed from his farm in the Po_Valley was the animals ; frequently he would take his leave of Michelangelo by announcing : (Ann Hebson, The Lattimer Legend....)She loved him and missed his company . These would be his hardest years , she knew , and he missed his father desperately . |
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[ verb ] fail to attend an event or activity
Examples : "I missed the concert" "He missed school for a week" Used in print (The Providence Journal...)Putting_on local musicians at_this_place in the program serves a triple purpose : it saves the top flight jazz men from being wasted in_this unenviable spot , when the audience is cold , restless , and in flux ; it prevents late-comers from missing some of the people they have come a long way to hear , and it gives the resident musicians a chance to perform before the famous Newport audience . (Julia Newman, "Travel and Camera USA"...)Some tips for shooting in Northeastern locales : In New_York_City do n't miss coverage of the United_Nations . Another scenic spot in Tennessee is Chattanooga where the Rock_City Gardens are not to be missed . Of_course , while in_this vicinity you won n't want to miss a visit to Mount_Rushmore_National_Memorial where on_the_side of a mountain are the famous sculptures of Presidents Washington , Lincoln , Jefferson and Theodore_Roosevelt . (Richard Tiernan, "Land of the Silver Dollar,"...)`` You missed it '' , Buzz 's voice said , `` You should have gone over to the Pagan_Room with us . |
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[ verb ] leave undone or leave out
Examples "How could I miss that typo?" "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten" Used in print (Francis Pollini, Night....)How did they miss him when they got Slater ? (Gerald Green, The Heartless Light....)She answered him precisely , missing not a beat in her scrutiny of the financial reports . (Guy Bolton, The Olympians....)Not a thought nor a cadence was missed in her summary of appreciation . (Hampton Stone, The Man Who Looked Death...)He was freshly shaved , and if there had been any alcohol in him we could never have missed detecting some scent of_it on the massive gusts of his laughter . |
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[ verb ] fail to reach or get to
Examples : "She missed her train" Used in print (The Dallas Morning News,...)I never did miss one in a playoff_game - I kicked about 20 in the five playoff_games my last two years '' . (W. H. Gass, "The Pedersen Kid," in The...)He was bitter when he missed . |
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[ verb ] be without
Synonyms Examples "This soup lacks salt" "There is something missing in my jewellery box!" Used in print (St. Louis Post-Dispatch,...)In_addition , a special award was given to Bob_(_Bevo_) Nordmann , the 6 - foot - 10 center who missed much of the season because of a knee injury . (Chicago Daily Tribune...)Remember how BY a series of booking absurdities Chicago missed seeing the Bolshoi_Ballet ? Remember how by lack of two big theaters Chicago missed the first visit of the Royal_Danish_Ballet ? (S. J. Perelman, The Rising Gorge. New York:...)One morning , we discovered not_only that the pennies were missing from the idol but that a cigarette had been stubbed_out in its lap . |
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[ verb ] fail to reach or get to
Examples "She missed her train" Used in print (Donald J. Plantz, Sweeney Squadron....)If any of us miss , they can pick_up the pieces . Related terms |
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[ verb ] fail to reach
Examples "The arrow missed the target" Used in print (Chicago Daily Tribune,...)At Jenks street , Simms said , the car skidded completely around , just missed two parked cars , and sped east in Jenks . (The Detroit News...)Kimmell ordered the driver to back_up , watched the children safely across and was approaching the car when it suddenly `` took_off at high speed '' , he said , narrowly missing him . (St. Louis Post-Dispatch,...)As a former President , however , Mr._Eisenhower abandoned this role to engage in partisan sniping during a New_York Republican rally , and generally missed his target . (Cliff Farrell, Trail of the Tattered Star....)But it had missed the bone and had passed on through . Related terms |
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[ noun ] a young woman
Synonyms Examples "a young lady of 18" Used in print (Richard S. Prather, "The Bawdy Beautiful," Cavalier...)I said , `` Do we know each other , Miss '' ? Man , you rang - it was in_color , too , Miss , and & & & Miss ? Man , you rang - it was in_color , too , Miss , and & & & Miss ? |
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[ verb ] be absent
Examples "The child had been missing for a week" Used in print (The Dallas Morning News,...)It permits the state to take_over bank_accounts , stocks and other personal_property of persons missing for seven years or more . |
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[ noun ] Woman's first name, popularity rank in the U.S. is 3111
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