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MISSING
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Nonexistent
Example:
her appetite was lacking
Synonyms:
absent; lacking; missing; wanting
Classified under:
Similar:
nonexistent (not having existence or being or actuality)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Not able to be found
Example:
a missing person
Classified under:
Similar:
lost (no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb miss
Context examples:
Elizabeth could but just affect concern in missing him; she really rejoiced at it.
(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)
Liver transplants give patients with MMA a missing enzyme and ease some of the symptoms, but do not cure the disease.
(Elevated hormone flags liver problems in mice with methylmalonic acidemia, National Institutes of Health)
The snake skeleton itself, though missing a head, is about 1.9 inches long (47.5 mm).
(Cretaceous baby snake fossil found in Myanmar, Wikinews)
But as soon as the first rays of the sun shone into the garden he saw all the ten sacks standing side by side, quite full, and not a single grain was missing.
(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)
His clothes, his watch, and even his money were in his room, but the black suit which he usually wore was missing.
(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
The substitution of missing data with an estimated value that falls between known data points.
(Interpolation Imputation Technique, NCI Thesaurus)
The device that was returned was not complete and/or is missing parts or components.
(Incomplete Device Returned Evaluation Result, Food and Drug Administration)
Certain enzymes that help make or break down glycogen are missing or do not work the way they should.
(Glycogen storage disease, NCI Dictionary)
Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAMA) Cardiovascular symptoms; tachycardia, palpitations, pain in chest, throbbing of vessels, fainting feelings, missing beat.
(HAMA - Cardiovascular Symptoms, NCI Thesaurus)
Immunodeficiency disease occurs when a part of the immune system is missing or not working properly.
(Immune system disorder, NCI Dictionary)
