misses

/ˈmɪsɪz/ · noun

Meaning

A failure to hit.
A failure to obtain or accomplish.
An act of avoidance (used with the verb give).
The situation where an item is not found in a cache and therefore needs to be explicitly loaded.
To fail to hit.
To fail to achieve or attain.
To avoid; to escape.
To become aware of the loss or absence of; to feel the want or need of, sometimes with regret.
To fail to understand; to have a shortcoming of perception; overlook.
To fail to attend.
A title of respect for a young woman (usually unmarried) with or without a name used.
An unmarried woman; a girl.
A kept woman; a mistress.
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.
Wife or girlfriend.
Term of address for a woman.

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