miss

n.

1. A failure

   slip, blunder, mishap; see error 1, mistake 2.

2. A young woman

   lass, lassie, female; see girl 1.

3. Title for a woman

   Ms., mistress*, mademoiselle (French), señorita (Spanish).

a miss is as good as a mile

miss

v.

1. To feel a want

   desire, crave, yearn; see need, want 1.

2. To fail to catch

   snatch at, drop, fumble, bungle, muff*, goof*, butter a catch*, foozle*, blow*, have butterfingers*, juggle*, louse*, boot*. *

   Antonyms catch*, grab*, hold*. *

3. To fail to hit

   miss one's aim, miss the mark, be wide of the mark, overshoot, undershoot, go above, go below, go to the side, carve the breeze*, fan the air*.

   Antonyms hit*, shoot*, get. *

4. To fail to use

   avoid, refrain, give up; see abstain.