# misses

Pronunciation: say "MIS-iz" /ˈmɪsɪz/

## Verb

1. Third-person singular simple present of miss. — third-person singular simple present indicative of miss
   - Simple: Third-person singular present of miss. Use this form with he, she, or it.
   - _The pitcher misses the strike zone whenever he gets tired._
   - _Whenever she travels, she misses her family back home._

## Noun

2. Plural of miss. — plural of miss
   - Simple: Plural of miss. Use it when you mean more than one.
   - _The archer counted three misses before her first clean hit._
   - _A row of young misses sat chatting at the back of the hall._
3. A category of women's clothing sizes cut for an adult of medium height and proportions.
   - Simple: A set of clothing sizes made for grown women of average height and build.
   - _The retailer expanded its misses line to include more office wear._
   - _Many shoppers find that misses fits them better than the junior cut._
4. Alternative spelling of missus. *(colloquial)* — Alternative spelling of missus (Mrs).
   - Simple: Alternative spelling of missus. It is an informal word for someone's wife.
   - _I'd better run it past the misses before I say yes._
   - _He spent his whole bonus on a gift for the misses._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/misses (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).