Miss.

ˈmɪsɪz

Definition

Definition of Miss. - Reverso English Dictionary

Abbreviation

abr: Mississippi

Rare

state in the southern United States

Rare

She lives in Miss. near the river.

Miss

abr: Mistress

Dated

title for an unmarried woman

Dated

Miss. Smith will teach the class today.

miss

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Origin of Miss.

Abbreviation of 'Mistress'

Terms with Miss. included in their meaning

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be homesick

emotion

miss home and family

go hungry

food scarcity

miss a meal due to lack of food

lack sparkle

appearance

miss brightness or shine in appearance

now or never

adv.

urgent action

act right away or miss the only chance

overlook

miss seeing

fail to notice something

shoot wide

sports

miss the target by sending a shot to the side

skip class

intentional

miss a class intentionally

slip by

miss opportunity

fail to take advantage of an opportunity

Examples of Miss. in a sentence

Miss. has beautiful national parks.
Miss. Jones is our neighbor.
Miss. Lee will perform tonight.

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French:le Mississippi, Mlle, ...
German:Mississippi, Fräulein, ...
Italian:Miss., Sig.na, ...
Spanish:Misis., Srta., ...
Portuguese:Mississippi, Sr.ª, ...
Chinese:密西西比州, 小姐, ...
Japanese:ミシシッピ州, ミス, ...
Arabic:مِس, آنسَة, ...
Hebrew:מִיסִיסִיפִּי, גְּבֶרֶת, ...
Russian:Мисс., мисс, ...
Ukrainian:Міс., панна, ...
Hindi:मिस., कुमारी, ...
Bengali:মিস., মিস, ...
Catalan:Mississippi, Srta., ...
Czech:Mississippi, sl., ...
Danish:Miss., Frk., ...
Dutch:Miss., mej., ...
Greek:Μισ., δεσ., ...
Hungarian:Mississippi, kisasszony, ...
Khmer:រដ្ឋមីស៊ីស៊ីពី, កញ្ញា, ...
Korean:미시시피, 미스, ...
Persian:می‌سی‌سی‌پی, خانم, ...
Polish:Miss., p., ...
Portuguese (BR):Miss., Srta., ...
Romanian:Miss., Domnișoara, ...
Swedish:Miss., fröken, ...
Thai:มิสซิสซิปปี, น.ส., ...
Turkish:Miss., ...
Vietnamese:Miss., Cô, ...

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