| misprize |
to belittle or discredit; undervalue. |
| mispronounce |
to pronounce poorly or incorrectly. |
| misquote |
to quote inaccurately. [2 definitions] |
| misread |
to read or interpret wrongly. |
| misrepresent |
to identify or describe in a misleading way. [2 definitions] |
| misrule |
poor or unwise government. [3 definitions] |
| miss2 |
(cap.) the traditional title of an unmarried woman, preceding the surname, and currently often replaced by "Ms.". [2 definitions] |
| miss1 |
to fail to hit, catch, reach, cross, or in any way touch or contact (a particular object). [10 definitions] |
| missal |
(sometimes cap.) a book giving the prayers for Roman Catholic masses. [2 definitions] |
| misshape |
to form into an undesirable shape; deform. |
| misshapen |
badly or improperly formed or shaped. |
| missile |
an object or weapon that is thrown, shot, or otherwise projected, usu. at a distant target. [2 definitions] |
| missilery |
the science of making and using guided or ballistic missiles. [2 definitions] |
| missing |
not where something or someone should be; absent. [2 definitions] |
| missing link |
a certain creature, not yet discovered, that would represent the supposed evolutionary stage between ape and man. [2 definitions] |
| mission |
a group of people sent to a foreign location to establish relations and conduct trade or do diplomatic or religious work. [7 definitions] |
| missionary |
a person, usually a member of a church or religious order, who is sent to a foreign country to convert the people to his or her religion, or to teach in or establish schools, or to serve as medical personnel in clinics or hospitals. [3 definitions] |
| missionary position |
a position for sexual intercourse in which the man lies on top of the woman, who is lying on her back. |
| Mississippi |
a U.S. state on the Gulf of Mexico between Alabama and Louisiana. (abbr.: MS) [2 definitions] |
| Mississippian |
of or pertaining to the Mississippi River or the state of Mississippi. [4 definitions] |
| Mississippi River |
a river that flows from Minnesota south through the Midwest, along the border between Mississippi and Louisiana, and into the Gulf of Mexico. |