Background for misses

misses

/ˈmɪsɪz/

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noun

A failure to hit.

Examples :

"The basketball player had several misses before finally scoring a point. "

action outcome sport

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A failure to obtain or accomplish.

Examples :

"The basketball team's misses were the reason they lost the game. "

outcome achievement action negative

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An act of avoidance (used with the verb give).

Examples :

"I think I’ll give the meeting a miss."

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The situation where an item is not found in a cache and therefore needs to be explicitly loaded.

Examples :

"The cache misses slowed down the loading of the webpage considerably. "

computing technology

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verb

To fail to hit.

Examples :

"I missed the target."

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verb

To fail to achieve or attain.

Examples :

"to miss an opportunity"

achievement action

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To avoid; to escape.

Examples :

"The car just missed hitting a passer-by."

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verb

To become aware of the loss or absence of; to feel the want or need of, sometimes with regret.

Examples :

"I miss you! Come home soon!"

emotion mind human person

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To fail to understand; to have a shortcoming of perception; overlook.

Examples :

"miss the joke"

mind action ability

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To fail to attend.

Examples :

"Joe missed the meeting this morning."

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To be late for something (a means of transportation, a deadline, etc.).

Examples :

"I missed the plane!"

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To be wanting; to lack something that should be present.

Examples :

"The car is missing essential features."

emotion sensation

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(said of a card) To fail to help the hand of a player.

Examples :

"Player A: J7. Player B: Q6. Table: 283. The flop missed both players!"

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verb

To fail to score (a goal).

Examples :

"The striker misses the goal and the ball goes wide. "

sport game action

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verb

To go wrong; to err.

Examples :

"The student missed the easy question on the test. "

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verb

To be absent, deficient, or wanting.

Examples :

"The recipe misses salt, so it tastes bland. "

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noun

A title of respect for a young woman (usually unmarried) with or without a name used.

Examples :

"You may sit here, Miss Jones."

title person age society culture language

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An unmarried woman; a girl.

Examples :

"The department store has a section dedicated to formal wear for young misses. "

person human age family

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A kept woman; a mistress.

Examples :

"The wealthy businessman maintained several apartments, one each for his wife and his misses. "

person sex family human

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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.

Examples :

"The player used the misses to improve their hand in the three-card loo game. "

game entertainment

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Wife or girlfriend.

Examples :

""John often brags about his misses, saying they are both beautiful and intelligent." "

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Term of address for a woman.

Examples :

"The teacher called on "Misses Evans" during the class discussion. "

person human language