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miss | underlook |

As nouns the difference between miss and underlook

is that miss is form of address for an unmarried woman while underlook is a suspicious or critical look; scowl, leer.

As a verb underlook is

to be suspicious or mistrustful of.

miss

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) missen, from (etyl) .

Verb

(es)
  • (ambitransitive) To fail to hit.
    • I missed the target.
    I tried to kick the ball, but missed .
  • * (Francis Bacon) (1561-1626)
    • Men observe when things hit, and not when they miss .
  • * (Edmund Waller) (1606-1687)
    • Flying bullets now, / To execute his rage, appear too slow; / They miss , or sweep but common souls away.
  • To fail to achieve or attain.
    • to miss an opportunity
  • * (John Locke) (1632-1705)
    • When a man misses his great end, happiness, he will acknowledge he judged not right.
  • To feel the absence of someone or something, sometimes with regret.
    • I miss you! Come home soon!
  • * (John Milton) (1608-1674)
    • What by me thou hast lost, thou least shalt miss .
  • *
    • The boy became volubly friendly and bubbling over with unexpected humour and high spirits. He tried to persuade Cicely to stay away from the ball-room for a fourth dance. Nobody would miss them, he explained.
  • To fail to understand or have a shortcoming of perception.
    • miss the joke
  • To fail to attend.
    • Joe missed the meeting this morning.
  • To be late for something (a means of transportation, a deadline, etc.).
    • I missed the plane!
  • (sports) To fail to score (a goal).
  • * {{quote-news, year=2011, date=September 18, author=Ben Dirs, work=BBC Sport
    • , title= Rugby World Cup 2011: England 41-10 Georgia , passage=Georgia, ranked 16th in the world, dominated the breakdown before half-time and forced England into a host of infringements, but fly-half Merab Kvirikashvili missed three penalties.}}
  • (obsolete) To go wrong; to err.
  • * (Edmund Spenser) (c.1552–1599)
    • Amongst the angels, a whole legion / Of wicked sprites did fall from happy bliss; / What wonder then if one, of women all, did miss ?
  • (obsolete) To be absent, deficient, or wanting.
  • * (William Shakespeare) (c.1564–1616)
    • What here shall miss , our toil shall strive to mend.
    Usage notes
    * This is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (-ing) . See
    Antonyms
    * (to fail to hit) hit, strike, impinge on, run into, collide with * (to feel the absence of) have, feature
    Derived terms
    * hit-and-miss * miss a trick * miss the mark * miss the point * miss the boat * miss fire, misfire * miss out * near miss

    Noun

    (es)
  • A failure to hit.
  • A failure to obtain or accomplish.
  • An act of avoidance.
    • I think I’ll give the meeting a miss .

    Etymology 2

    From (mistress).

    Noun

    (wikipedia miss)
  • A title of respect for a young woman (usually unmarried) with or without a name used.
    • You may sit here, miss .
    You may sit here, Miss Jones.
  • An unmarried woman; a girl.
  • * Cawthorn
    • Gay vanity, with smiles and kisses, / Was busy 'mongst the maids and misses .
  • A kept woman; a mistress.
    • (Evelyn)
  • (card games) In the game of three-card loo, an extra hand, dealt on the table, which may be substituted for the hand dealt to a player.
    • Related terms
    * Miss * missis, missus * missy * *

    Anagrams

    * * English transitive verbs 1000 English basic words ----

    underlook

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a suspicious or critical look; scowl, leer
  • :* {{quote-book
    • , year=1973 , year_published= , edition= , editor= , author=Jack Kerouac , title=Visions of Cody , chapter= , url= , genre= , publisher=New Directions , isbn=0140179070 , page= , passage= … rubbing his hands busily, rocking back and forth with one foot in front of the other, his head down but watching Watson with an underlook that was very arrogant, cocky, ... }}

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • to be suspicious or mistrustful of
  • :* {{quote-book
    • , year=1906 , year_published=2007' , edition=Reprint , editor= , author=Elmer W. Cavins , title=Orthography As Outlined in the State Course of Study for Illinois , chapter= citation , genre= , publisher=Gutenberg Project , isbn= , page= , passage=_Suspect._ To _underlook _; to imagine or infer that appearances misrepresent; hence one who _suspects_ is inclined to _look beneath_ the surface. }}
  • to look under something
  • To miss because one is looking too low.
  • to look intently at or into, scrutinize, inspect
  • To not give due worth or respect to.

    • Antonyms

    * (l)