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Miss Mɪs Woman Contest Noun Bre Lipman Brighton

Word miss
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / mɪs / NAmE / mɪs /
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  • that's all, thank you, miss lipman.
  • miss brighton
  • the miss world contest
  • will that be all, miss?
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miss

(noun)BrE / mɪs / NAmE / mɪs /
  1. used before the family name, or the first and family names, of a woman who is not married, in order to speak or write to her politely
    • compare Mrs
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/mrs
    • That's all, thank you, Miss Lipman.
  2. a title given to the winner of a beauty contest in a particular country, town, etc.
    • Miss Brighton
    • the Miss World contest
  3. used especially by men to address a young woman when they do not know her name
    • Will that be all, Miss?
  4. used as a form of address by children in some schools to a woman teacher, whether she is married or not
    • compare sir
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/sir
    • Good morning, Miss!
  5. a girl or young woman
  6. a failure to hit, catch or reach something
    • He scored two goals and had another two near misses.
  7. to decide not to do something, eat something, etc.
    • I think I'll give badminton a miss tonight.
  8. there is no real difference between only just failing in something and failing in it badly because the result is still the same
  9. Word Origin

    • noun sense 6 Old English missan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German missen. noun senses 1 to 5 mid 17th cent.: abbreviation of mistress.
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