Definition of miss

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Miss (v. i.) To fail to hit; to fly wide; to deviate from the true direction.

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Desiderate :: Desiderate (v. t.) To desire; to feel the want of; to lack; to miss; to want.
Shelve :: Shelve (v. t.) To place on a shelf. Hence: To lay on the shelf; to put aside; to dismiss from service; to put off indefinitely; as, to shelve an officer; to shelve a claim..
Deputation :: Deputation (n.) The person or persons deputed or commissioned by another person, party, or public body to act in his or its behalf; delegation; as, the general sent a deputation to the enemy to propose a truce..
Missummation :: Missummation (n.) Wrong summation.
Nonadmission :: Nonadmission (n.) Failure to be admitted.
Childlike :: Childlike (a.) Resembling a child, or that which belongs to children; becoming a child; meek; submissive; dutiful..
Lease :: Lease (v. t.) Any tenure by grant or permission; the time for which such a tenure holds good; allotted time.
Extramission :: Extramission (n.) A sending out; emission.
Para- :: Para- () A prefix signifying alongside of, beside, beyond, against, amiss; as parable, literally, a placing beside; paradox, that which is contrary to opinion; parachronism..
Skip :: Skip (v. t.) To pass over or by without notice; to omit; to miss; as, to skip a line in reading; to skip a lesson..
Crappie :: Crappie (n.) A kind of fresh-water bass of the genus Pomoxys, found in the rivers of the Southern United States and Mississippi valley. There are several species..
Pirate :: Pirate (n.) One who infringes the law of copyright, or publishes the work of an author without permission..
Treaty :: Treaty (n.) An agreement so made; specifically, an agreement, league, or contract between two or more nations or sovereigns, formally signed by commissioners properly authorized, and solemnly ratified by the several sovereigns, or the supreme power of each state; an agreement between two or more independent states; as, a treaty of peace; a treaty of alliance..
Omission :: Omission (n.) The act of omitting; neglect or failure to do something required by propriety or duty.
Skrike :: Skrike (n.) The missel thrush.
Exclusion :: Exclusion (n.) The act of excluding, or of shutting out, whether by thrusting out or by preventing admission; a debarring; rejection; prohibition; the state of being excluded..
Post-captain :: Post-captain (n.) A captain of a war vessel whose name appeared, or was posted, in the seniority list of the British navy, as distinguished from a commander whose name was not so posted. The term was also used in the United States navy; but no such commission as post-captain was ever recognized in either service, and the term has fallen into disuse..
Insubmission :: Insubmission (n.) Want of submission; disobedience; noncompliance.
Vacation :: Vacation (n.) The intermission of the regular studies and exercises of an educational institution between terms; holidays; as, the spring vacation..
Bombard :: Bombard (n.) A piece of heavy ordnance formerly used for throwing stones and other ponderous missiles. It was the earliest kind of cannon.
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