(mis) noun
1. A young girl: chiefly colloquial, or in trade use: clothing for misses.
2. Often cap. A title used in speaking to an unmarried woman or girl: used without the name. [Contraction from MISTRESS]

(mis) v.t.
1. To fail to hit or strike.
2. To fail to meet, catch, obtain, accomplish, see, hear, perceive, etc.: to miss the point.
3. To fail to attend, keep, perform, etc.: to miss church.
4. To overlook or fail to take advantage of, as an opportunity.
5. To discover or feel the loss or absence of.
6. To escape; avoid: He just missed being wounded.
—v.i.
7. To fail to hit; strike wide of the mark.
8. To be unsuccessful; fail.
—to miss fire
1. To fail to discharge: said of firearms.
2. To be unsuccessful; fail.
—noun
1. The act of missing; a failure to hit, find, attain, succeed, etc.
2. Obs. Loss; want. [OE missan]

(mis) noun
A title of address used with the name of a girl or an unmarried woman.