Definitions
1.nounA failure to hit.
2.nounA failure to obtain or accomplish.
3.nounAn act of avoidance (used with the verb give)."I think I’ll give the meeting a miss."
4.nounThe situation where an item is not found in a cache and therefore needs to be explicitly loaded.
5.verbTo fail to hit."I missed the target."
6.verbTo fail to achieve or attain."to miss an opportunity"
7.verbTo avoid; to escape."The car just missed hitting a passer-by."
8.verbTo become aware of the loss or absence of; to feel the want or need of, sometimes with regret."I miss you! Come home soon!"
9.verbTo fail to understand; to have a shortcoming of perception; overlook."miss the joke"
10.verbTo fail to attend."Joe missed the meeting this morning."
11.verbTo be late for something (a means of transportation, a deadline, etc.)."I missed the plane!"
12.verbTo be wanting; to lack something that should be present."The car is missing essential features."
13.verb(said of a card) To fail to help the hand of a player."Player A: J7. Player B: Q6. Table: 283. The flop missed both players!"
14.verbTo fail to score (a goal).
15.verbTo go wrong; to err.
16.verbTo be absent, deficient, or wanting.
17.nounA title of respect for a young woman (usually unmarried) with or without a name used."You may sit here, Miss Jones."
18.nounAn unmarried woman; a girl.
19.nounA kept woman; a mistress.
20.nounIn the game of three-card loo, an extra hand, dealt on the table, which may be substituted for the hand dealt to a player.
21.nounWife or girlfriend."Harry said he couldn't stop and chat because his missus wanted to go shopping."
22.nounTerm of address for a woman.