Word Meanings - MISS - Book Publishers vocabulary database

In the game of three-card loo, an extra hand, dealt on the table, which may be substituted for the hand dealt to a player. (more info) 1. A title of courtesy prefixed to the name of a girl or a woman who has not been married. See Mistress, 5. Note:

Additional info about word: MISS

In the game of three-card loo, an extra hand, dealt on the table, which may be substituted for the hand dealt to a player. (more info) 1. A title of courtesy prefixed to the name of a girl or a woman who has not been married. See Mistress, 5. Note: There is diversity of usage in the application of this title to two or more persons of the same name. We may write either the Miss Browns or the Misses Brown. 2. A young unmarried woman or a girl; as, she is a miss of sixteen. Gay vanity, with smiles and kisses, Was busy 'mongst the maids and misses. Cawthorn. 3. A kept mistress. See Mistress, 4. Evelyn.

Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of MISS)

• Fail
• Fall
• miss
• miscarry
• fall short
• trip
• lose
• Regret Grieve
• lament
• repent
• desiderate
• deplore

Related words: (words related to MISS)

• LAMENTING
  Lamentation. Lamentings heard i' the air. Shak.
• GRIEVE
  1. To occasion grief to; to wound the sensibilities of; to make sorrowful; to cause to suffer; to affect; to hurt; to try. Grieve not the Holy Spirit of God. Eph. iv. 30. The maidens grieved themselves at my concern. Cowper, 2. To sorrow over;
• SHORT-WITED
  Having little wit; not wise; having scanty intellect or judgment.
• REPENTANT
  1. Penitent; sorry for sin. Chaucer. Thus they, in lowliest plight, repentant stood. Millton. 2. Expressing or showing sorrow for sin; as, repentant tears; repentant ashes. "Repentant sighs and voluntary pains." Pope.
• SHORT CIRCUIT
  A circuit formed or closed by a conductor of relatively low resistance because shorter or of relatively great conductivity.
• DEPLOREDNESS
  The state of being deplored or deplorable. Bp. Hail.
• SHORT-HANDED
  Short of, or lacking the regular number of, servants or helpers.
• SHORTHEAD
  A sucking whale less than one year old; -- so called by sailors.
• REGRETFUL
  Full of regret; indulging in regrets; repining. -- Re*gret"ful*ly, adv.
• LAMENTED
  Mourned for; bewailed. This humble praise,lamented shade ! receive. Pope.
• REPENTANTLY
  In a repentant manner.
• SHORTCAKE
  An unsweetened breakfast cake shortened with butter or lard, rolled thin, and baked.
• SHORTLY
  1. In a short or brief time or manner; soon; quickly. Chaucer. I shall grow jealous of you shortly. Shak. The armies came shortly in view of each other. Clarendon. 2. In few words; briefly; abruptly; curtly; as, to express ideas more shortly in
• MISCARRY
  1. To carry, or go, wrong; to fail of reaching a destination, or fail of the intended effect; to be unsuccessful; to suffer defeat. My ships have all miscarried. Shak. The cardinal's letters to the pope miscarried. Shak. 2. To bring forth young
• LAMENTINGLY
  In a lamenting manner.
• SHORT-JOINTED
  Having short intervals between the joints; -- said of a plant or an animal, especially of a horse whose pastern is too short.
• DEPLOREMENT
  Deploration.
• SHORT-DATED
  Having little time to run from the date. "Thy short-dated life." Sandys.
• DEPLORER
  One who deplores.
• LAMENT
  To express or feel sorrow; to weep or wail; to mourn. Jeremiah lamented for Josiah. 2 Chron. xxxv. 25. Ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice. John xvi. 20.
• FILAMENTOUS
  Like a thread; consisting of threads or filaments. Gray.
• ENGRIEVE
  To grieve. Spenser.