Dictionary entry details
• MISS (noun)
Meaning:
A young woman
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
young woman; young lady; missy; miss; girl; fille
Context example:
a young lady of 18
Hypernyms ("miss" is a kind of...):
adult female; woman (an adult female person (as opposed to a man))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "miss"):
baby; sister ((slang) sometimes used as a term of address for attractive young women)
peri (a beautiful and graceful girl)
ring girl (a young woman who holds up cards indicating the number of the next round at prize fights)
rosebud ((a literary reference to) a pretty young girl)
sex bomb; sex kitten; sexpot (a young woman who is thought to have sex appeal)
shop girl (a young female shop assistant)
soubrette (a pert or flirtatious young girl)
sweater girl (a girl with an attractive bust who wears tight sweaters)
hoyden; romp; tomboy (a girl who behaves in a boyish manner)
valley girl (a girl who grew up in the tract housing in the San Fernando Valley)
working girl (a young woman who is employed)
party girl (an attractive young woman hired to attend parties and entertain men)
mill-girl (a girl who works in a mill)
May queen; queen of the May (the girl chosen queen of a May Day festival)
belle (a young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of several rivals)
bimbo (a young woman indulged by rich and powerful older men)
colleen (an Irish girl)
bird; chick; dame; doll; skirt; wench (informal terms for a (young) woman)
flapper (a young woman in the 1920s who flaunted her unconventional conduct and dress)
gal (alliterative term for girl (or woman))
gamine (a girl of impish appeal)
Gibson girl (the idealized American girl of the 1890s as pictured by C. D. Gibson)
jeune fille; lass; lassie; young girl (a girl or young woman who is unmarried)
maid; maiden (an unmarried girl (especially a virgin))
Meaning:
A failure to hit (or meet or find etc)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
misfire; miss
Hypernyms ("miss" is a kind of...):
failure (an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose)
Meaning:
A form of address for an unmarried woman
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("Miss" is a kind of...):
form of address; title; title of respect (an identifying appellation signifying status or function: e.g. 'Mr.' or 'General')
• MISS (verb)
Meaning:
Fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Synonyms:
miss; lose
Context examples:
I missed that remark / She missed his point / We lost part of what he said
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "miss"):
overlook (look past, fail to notice)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Feel or suffer from the lack of
Classified under:
Verbs of feeling
Context example:
He misses his mother
Hypernyms (to "miss" is one way to...):
desire; want (feel or have a desire for; want strongly)
"Miss" entails doing...:
regret; repent; rue (feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "miss"):
regret (feel sad about the loss or absence of)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Sentence example:
They miss moving
Meaning:
Fail to attend an event or activity
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Context examples:
I missed the concert / He missed school for a week
Hypernyms (to "miss" is one way to...):
fail; neglect (fail to do something; leave something undone)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "miss"):
cut; skip (intentionally fail to attend)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Antonym:
attend (be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.)
Meaning:
Leave undone or leave out
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Synonyms:
neglect; pretermit; leave out; omit; overlook; overleap; miss; drop
Context examples:
How could I miss that typo? / The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "miss"):
forget (forget to do something)
jump; pass over; skip; skip over (bypass)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
Meaning:
Fail to reach or get to
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Context example:
She missed her train
Hypernyms (to "miss" is one way to...):
fail; go wrong; miscarry (be unsuccessful)
"Miss" entails doing...:
go; locomote; move; travel (change location; move, travel, or proceed)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Be without
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
lack; miss
Context examples:
This soup lacks salt / There is something missing in my jewellery box!
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "miss"):
want (be without, lack; be deficient in)
exclude (lack or fail to include)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Antonym:
have (have as a feature)
Meaning:
Fail to reach
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context example:
The arrow missed the target
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "miss"):
undershoot (shoot short of or below (a target))
overshoot (shoot beyond or over (a target))
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
Antonym:
hit (hit against; come into sudden contact with)
Meaning:
Be absent
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Context example:
The child had been missing for a week
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Meaning:
Fail to experience
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
escape; miss
Context example:
Fortunately, I missed the hurricane
Hypernyms (to "miss" is one way to...):
avoid (stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
