misses

Pluralmisseses

1. 1
   verb

   Third-person singular present of miss. Use this form with he, she, or it.

   She misses the bus almost every morning.

   He misses his old friends a lot.

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2. 2
   noun

   Plural of miss. Use it when you mean more than one.

   Two near misses on the highway scared the new driver.

   The team had several misses before they finally scored.

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3. 3
   noununcountable

   A set of clothing sizes made for grown women of average height and build.

   Like a 'medium' size, but made to fit the body of a typical grown woman.

   She shops for dresses in the misses department.

   This rack holds juniors on one side and misses on the other.

4. 4
   nouncolloquial

   Alternative spelling of missus. It is an informal word for someone's wife.

   He told his friends he had to ask the misses first.

   The misses wants me home by six tonight.

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