missing.
Not able to be located; gone, misplaced.
Meaning & usage
Not able to be located; gone, misplaced.
my missing socks
Not present when it (they) should be.
missing data point
Joe went missing last year. He had all teeth missing when he was finally found.
Of an internal combustion engine: running roughly due to an occasional lack of a spark or other irregular fault.
Where this word comes from
By surface analysis, miss + -ing.
A value that is missing.
Where this word comes from
By surface analysis, miss + -ing.
present participle and gerund of miss
Where this word comes from
By surface analysis, miss + -ing.
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