missing
adjective14th century
- absent; also : lost
miss:1
verbbefore 12th century{ds|t|1||}
- to fail to hit, reach, or contact
- to fail to perform or attend
- to leave out : omit
missing in action
adjective
missing in action
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1808
- 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
missing link
noun
missing link
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1851{ds||1||}
- an absent member needed to complete a series or resolve a problem
- a hypothetical intermediate evolutionary form between humans and their presumed simian progenitors
- a hypothetical intermediate evolutionary form between one animal species or group and its presumed ancestors
missing person report
noun
missing person report
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- a document that officially reports that someone is missing
someone doesn't know what he/she is missing
idiom
someone doesn't know what he/she is missing
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- —used to say that someone should do something because he or she would enjoy it very much
beat:2
noun
beat
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circa 1625{ds||1|a|}
- a single stroke or blow especially in a series; also : pulsation, tick
- a sound produced by or as if by beating
- a driving impact or force
go:1
verbbefore 12th century{ds|i|1|a|}
- to move on a course : proceed
- to travel to a place
- to travel to and stay in a place for a period of time
miss out
verb
miss out
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1855
- to leave out : omit
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