LOSE vs MISS: NOUN
- The act of losing; loss.
- Mistress: a reduced form of this title, which, so reduced, came to be regarded, when prefixed to the name of a young woman or girl, as a sort of diminutive, and was especially applied to young girls (corresponding to master as applied to young boys), older unmarried girls or women being styled mistress even in the lifetime of the mother; later, and in present use, a title prefixed to the name of any unmarried woman or girl.
- Of mission, missionary.
- Of Mississippi;
- An abbreviation
- In the game of loo, an extra hand dealt out, for which the players in turn have the option of exchanging their own.
- Specifically, in printing, a failure on the part of the person feeding the blank sheets to a press to supply a sheet at the right moment for impression.
- Loss; want; hence, a feeling of loss.
- Hurt or harm from mistake or accident.
- Error; fault; misdeed; wrong-doing; sin.
- A failure to find, reach, catch, hit, grasp, obtain, or attain; want of success.
- A series of clothing sizes for women and girls of average height and proportions.
- Used in informal titles for a young woman to indicate the epitomizing of an attribute or activity.
- A young unmarried woman.
- Used as a form of polite address for a girl or young woman.
- Used as a courtesy title before the surname or full name of a girl or single woman.
- The misfiring of an engine.
- A failure to be successful.
- A failure to hit or make contact with something.
- A young woman
- A failure to hit (or meet or find etc)
LOSE vs MISS: VERB
- Place (something) where one cannot find it again
- Be set at a disadvantage
- Retreat
- Fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
- Suffer the loss of a person through death or removal
- Fail to win
- Fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit
- Fail to get or obtain
- Fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
- Miss from one's possessions; lose sight of
- Allow to go out of sight
- Leave undone or leave out
- Fail to reach or get to
- Feel or suffer from the lack of
- Fail to reach
- Fail to experience
- Be absent
- Be without
- Fail to attend an event or activity
- Fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
LOSE vs MISS: INTRANSITIVE VERB
- To operate or run slow. Used of a timepiece.
- To be defeated.
- To suffer loss.
- To cause to be damned.
- To cause to be destroyed. Usually used in the passive.
- To cause or result in the loss of.
- To become slow by (a specified amount of time). Used of a timepiece.
- To be outdistanced by.
- To elude or outdistance.
- To wander from or become ignorant of.
- To consume aimlessly; waste.
- To rid oneself of.
- To remove (oneself), as from everyday reality into a fantasy world.
- To let (oneself) become unable to find the way.
- To fail to hear, see, or understand.
- To fail to use or take advantage of.
- To fail to win; fail in.
- To be unable to keep control or allegiance of.
- To be unable to keep alive.
- To be left alone or desolate because of the death of.
- To be deprived of (something one has had).
- To be unsuccessful in retaining possession of; mislay.
- To misfire, as an internal-combustion engine.
- To be unsuccessful; fail.
- To fail to hit or otherwise make contact with something.
- To feel the lack or loss of.
- To be without; lack.
- To discover the absence or loss of.
- To escape or avoid.
- To fail to benefit from; let slip.
- To fail to answer correctly.
- To fail to attend or perform.
- To fail to accomplish or achieve.
- To fail to perceive, experience, or understand.
- To be too late for or fail to meet (a train, for example).
- To fail to hit, reach, catch, or otherwise make contact with.
LOSE vs MISS: OTHER WORD TYPES
- Make a loss or fail to profit
- Fail to make money in a business
- Lose sight of
- Miss from one's possessions
- Fail to keep or to maintain
- Withdraw, as from reality
- Allow to go out of sight or mind
- To succumb; fail; suffer by comparison.
- To incur forfeit in a contest; fail to win.
- To suffer loss or deprivation.
- To become abstracted or fall into a reverie; become absorbed in thought; lose consciousness, as in slumber.
- To be bewildered; have the thoughts or reason hopelessly perplexed or confused.
- To give over to ruin, disgrace, or shame: chiefly in the past participle.
- To displace, dislodge, or expel.
- To cause to miss or be deprived of; subject to the loss of: as, his slowness lost him the chance.
- To fail to profit by; miss the use, advantage, or enjoyment of; waste.
- To let slip or escape from observation, perception, etc.: as, I lost what he was saying, from inattention; we lost the ship in the fog.
- To fail to gain or win; fail to grasp or secure; miss; let slip: as, to lose an opportunity; to lose a prize, a game, or a battle.
- To fail to preserve or maintain: as, to lose one's reputation or reason; to lose credit.
- To cease to have; part with through change of condition or relations; be rid of or disengaged from.
- To be dispossessed, deprived, or bereaved of; be prevented or debarred from keeping, holding, or retaining; be parted from without wish or consent: as, to lose money by speculation; to lose blood by a wound; to lose one's hair by sickness; to lose a friend by death.
- To miss from present possession or knowledge; part with or be parted from by misadventure; fail to keep, as something that one owns, or is in charge of or concerned for, or would keep.
- To praise.
- A Middle English form of loose.
- (idiom) (lose time) To delay advancement.
- (idiom) (lose time) To operate too slowly. Used of a timepiece.
- (idiom) (lose out on) To miss (an opportunity, for example).
- (idiom) (lose it) To become less capable or proficient; decline.
- (idiom) (lose it) To become deranged or mentally disturbed.
- (idiom) (lose it) To become very angry or emotionally upset.
- A form of address for an unmarried woman
- A young female
- To go astray; go wrong; slip; fall.
- To fall short; fail in observation or attainment: with of or in.
- To fail of success or effect; miscarry; fail to hit the mark, as in shooting, playing certain games, etc.
- To lack; be deprived of.
- To do without; dispense with; spare.
- To omit; leave out; skip, as a word in reciting or a note in singing.
- To escape; succeed in avoiding.
- To fail to note, perceive, or observe; overlook or disregard: as, to miss the best points of a play.
- To become aware of the loss or absence of; find to be lacking; note or deplore the absence of; feel the want or need of: as, to miss one's watch or purse; to miss the comforts of home; to miss the prattle of a child.
- To fail to find, get, or keep; come short of having or receiving; fail to obtain or enjoy: as, to miss the way or one's footing; to miss a meal or an appointment.
- To fail or come short of, as from lack of capacity or opportunity; fail to be, find, attain to, or accomplish (what one might or should have been, found, attained to, or accomplished): as, he just missed being a poet; you have missed your true vocation.
- To fail to reach or attain; come short of, or go aside or deviate from, as what is aimed at, expected, or desired; fail to hit, catch, or grasp: as, to miss the mark.
- (idiom) (miss the boat) To fail to understand.
- (idiom) (miss the boat) To fail to avail oneself of an opportunity.
- (idiom) (miss out on) To lose a chance for.
- (idiom) (miss fire) To fail to achieve the anticipated result.
- (idiom) (miss fire) To fail to discharge. Used of a firearm.
LOSE vs MISS: RELATED WORDS
- Cede, Forfeited, Loss, Retain, Disappear, Deprive, Suffer, Squander, Fall back, Drop off, Fall behind, Recede, Mislay, Misplace, Miss
- Overleap, Missfire, Leave out, Fille, Missy, Girl, Young lady, Escape, Neglect, Young woman, Lack, Drop, Omit, Overlook, Lose
LOSE vs MISS: DESCRIBE WORDS
- Forfeit, Forfeited, Loss, Retain, Disappear, Deprive, Suffer, Squander, Fall back, Drop off, Fall behind, Recede, Mislay, Misplace, Miss
- Squander, Ignore, Forget, Skip, Leave out, Fille, Missy, Girl, Escape, Neglect, Young woman, Lack, Omit, Overlook, Lose
LOSE vs MISS: SENTENCE EXAMPLES
- It is obviously tragic enough to lose a breast due to cancer; it is a disaster to lose healthy breasts due to diagnostic error.
- When we lose someone, we lose them from all future moments, from all future holidays.
- Christians compromise with the world, if they lose their distinctive character, they lose their beneficial effect on the world.
- Any removed negative review is a good result: Even though you lose one review, you also lose the negative impact it causes.
- Tribes would continue to lose sales because, even with a credit, they would lose the tax advantage they were seeking.
- In other words, deliver value or you not only lose the plan participant, but you lose the client too.
- But to come out on top even if you lose, lose with grace, because you can still be a good person.
- This is a program for anyone that wants to lose weight, tone up, gain muscle or lose body fat.
- And when lizards lose their toes through evolution, they lose them in the reverse order.
- Worst case, you lose customer trust and maybe lose their business.
- Take this miss you box as a DIY Gifts for Boyfriend that surely describe how much you love and miss him without much hassle.
- Trunchbull bullies Miss Honey out of her inheritance and wages, forcing Miss Honey to live in a shack and eat almost nothing.
- Each time you miss a question, you loose one free miss.
- Pitterpatter, Miss Shushermush, and Miss Meekerton, things begin to change.
- Narrowly beat out Miss Japan, Miss Brazil, etc.
- My little kids miss you, I miss you and mommy and daddy miss you.
- Ole Miss Cup, Ole Miss Football, and Ole Miss Mini Helmet on top also.
- Miss Honey, but Miss Honey is ruled over by the principal, Miss Trunchbull.
- She also held the titles of Miss Roton Point, Miss Democracy, Miss WELI, and many others.
- Miss Belle Freeman, Miss Jennie Vernon, Miss Herron, Miss Ella Kendle, Mrs.
LOSE vs MISS: QUESTIONS
- How long do animals lose consciousness during euthanasia?
- What causes teenagers to lose motivation in school?
- Can you lose weight with vibration plate exercises?
- How did Jacqueline Jossa lose weight during lockdown?
- How does trampoline exercise help astronauts lose weight?
- Do psyclobin mushrooms lose their potency over time?
- Do abdominal sweatbands really help you lose weight?
- Do Indians lose their temper with customer service?
- Why do pediculicides lose their effectiveness quickly?
- Why are some lose-lose situations preferable to win-losing situations?
- Is Miss Slovenia out of Miss Universe due to paralysis?
- Should Africa have a Miss World or Miss Universe pageant?
- Who was the Miss Bahamas 2001 titleholder for Miss World?
- Did Steve Harvey announce Miss Colombia instead of Miss Philippines?
- Is Miss Tourism Zimbabwe allowed to compete at Miss Universe?
- How many times has Miss Missouri produced a Miss America?
- Does Miss Namibia send a delegate to Miss World 2021?
- Was there a Miss America Miss Oklahoma named Carol?
- When will Miss Colorado compete for Miss America 2022?
- Why Miss Philippines wore red at the Miss Universe?