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adjective(miss-ing)absent; also : lost
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verb(miss-ing)to fail to hit, reach, or contact
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verb(miss-ing)to discover or feel the absence of
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verb(miss-ing)to fail to obtain
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adjective(miss-ing)missing and unable to be confirmed as captured or killed following military action —often used figuratively for someone or something notably or unexpectedly missing, absent, or inactive
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noun(miss-ing)an absent member needed to complete a series or resolve a problem
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noun(miss-ing)a hypothetical intermediate evolutionary form between humans and their presumed simian progenitors
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noun(miss-ing)a hypothetical intermediate evolutionary form between one animal species or group and its presumed ancestors
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noun(miss-ing)a document that officially reports that someone is missing
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idiom(miss-ing)—used to say that someone should do something because he or she would enjoy it very much
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noun(miss-ing)a kind of animal that was in some ways like an ape and in some ways like a human being and that is thought to have existed in the past but has not been discovered
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noun(miss-ing)a single stroke or blow especially in a series; also : pulsation, tick
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noun(miss-ing)a sound produced by or as if by beating
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noun(miss-ing)a driving impact or force
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verb(miss-ing)to move on a course : proceed
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verb(miss-ing)to travel to a place
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verb(miss-ing)to travel to and stay in a place for a period of time
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verb(miss-ing)to leave out : omit