Meaning
- (verb) To fail to hit. “I missed the target.”
- (verb) To fail to achieve or attain. “to miss an opportunity”
- (verb) To avoid; to escape. “The car just missed hitting a passer-by.”
- (verb) To become aware of the loss or absence of; to feel the want or need of, sometimes with regret. “I miss you! Come home soon!”
- (verb) To fail to understand; to have a shortcoming of perception; overlook. “miss the joke”
- (verb) To fail to attend. “Joe missed the meeting this morning.”
- (verb) To be late for something (a means of transportation, a deadline, etc.). “I missed the plane!”
- (verb) To be wanting; to lack something that should be present. “The car is missing essential features.”
- (verb) (said of a card) To fail to help the hand of a player. “Player A: J7. Player B: Q6. Table: 283. The flop missed both players!”
- (verb) To fail to score (a goal).
- (verb) To go wrong; to err.
- (verb) To be absent, deficient, or wanting.
Letter breakdown
- Missing contains 0 letters: 0 vowel(s) and 0 consonant(s).
- It uses 0 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 0.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 0.
Connected words
Other 7-letter words
- abalone
- abandon
- abashed
- abashes
- abasing
- abating
- abbrevs
- abdomen
- abducts
- abetted
- abetter
- abettor
- abiding
- ability
- abjured
- abjures
- abolish
- aborted
Words starting with MIS
- misadventure
- misadventures
- misalignment
- misalliance
- misalliances
- misanthrope
- misanthropes
- misanthropic
- misanthropist
- misanthropists
- misanthropy
- misapplication
- misapplied
- misapplies
- misapply
- misapplying
- misapprehend
- misapprehended
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Words ending with ING
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Reader questions
What does Missing mean?
To fail to hit.
How many letters are in Missing?
Missing has 7 letters.
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