a young woman; a young lady of 18

[ Syn: girl , missy , young lady , young woman , fille ]

a failure to hit (or meet or find etc)

[ Syn: misfire ]

a form of address for an unmarried woman

[ Syn: miss ]

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind; I missed that remark; She missed his point; We lost part of what he said

[ Syn: lose ]

feel or suffer from the lack of; He misses his mother'

fail to attend an event or activity; I missed the concert; He missed school for a week'

leave undone or leave out; How could I miss that typo?; The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten

[ Syn: neglect , pretermit , omit , drop , leave out , overlook , overleap ]

fail to reach or get to; She missed her train'

be without; This soup lacks salt; There is something missing in my jewelry box!

[ Syn: lack ]

fail to reach; The arrow missed the target'

be absent; The child had been missing for a week'

fail to experience; Fortunately, I missed the hurricane

[ Syn: escape ]