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Terms vs Miscarries - What's the difference?

terms | miscarries |

As a noun terms

is .

As a verb miscarries is

(miscarry).

terms

English

Noun

(head)

    • Statistics

    * ----

    miscarries

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (miscarry)

    • miscarry

    English

    Verb

  • (obsolete) To have an unfortunate accident of some kind; to be killed, or come to harm.
  • To have a miscarriage; to abort a foetus, usually without intent to do so.
  • To fail to achieve some purpose; to be unsuccessful, to go wrong (of a business, project etc.).
  • Of a letter etc.: to fail to reach its intended recipient.
  • * 1817 , (Walter Scott), Rob Roy , II.1:
    • It likewise alluded to several letters—which, it appeared to me, must have miscarried or been intercepted [...].

    Synonyms

    *(have a miscarriage) lose the baby (qualifier)

    Derived terms

    * miscarriage