To go wrong, be unsuccessful, or fail to attain a goal

• misfire

  1. To fail to ignite when expected. Used of an internal-combustion engine.
  2. To fail to discharge. Used of a firearm.
  3. To fail to achieve an anticipated result:

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  1. To fail to ignite when expected. Used of an internal-combustion engine.
  2. To fail to discharge. Used of a firearm.
  3. To fail to achieve an anticipated result:

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• miscarry

  1. To have a miscarriage.
  2. To go astray or be lost in transit, as mail or cargo.
  3. To fail to attain an intended goal, as a plan or project.

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  1. To have a miscarriage.
  2. To go astray or be lost in transit, as mail or cargo.
  3. To fail to attain an intended goal, as a plan or project.

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To fail to take advantage of

• waste

  1. To use, consume, spend, or expend thoughtlessly or carelessly.
  2. To cause to lose energy, strength, or vigor; exhaust, tire, or enfeeble:
  3. To fail to take advantage of or use for profit; lose:

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  1. To use, consume, spend, or expend thoughtlessly or carelessly.
  2. To cause to lose energy, strength, or vigor; exhaust, tire, or enfeeble:
  3. To fail to take advantage of or use for profit; lose:

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• lose

  1. To be unsuccessful in retaining possession of; mislay:
  2. To be deprived of (something one has had):
  3. To be left alone or desolate because of the death of:

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  1. To be unsuccessful in retaining possession of; mislay:
  2. To be deprived of (something one has had):
  3. To be left alone or desolate because of the death of:

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A failure

• mishap

  1. An unfortunate accident.
  2. Bad luck.

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  1. An unfortunate accident.
  2. Bad luck.

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• blunder

  1. A mistake typically caused by ignorance or carelessness.
  2. To make a mistake.
  3. To move clumsily or haltingly.

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  1. A mistake typically caused by ignorance or carelessness.
  2. To make a mistake.
  3. To move clumsily or haltingly.

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• slip

  1. To move smoothly, easily, and quietly:
  2. To move stealthily; steal:
  3. To escape, as from a grasp, fastening, or restraint:

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  1. To move smoothly, easily, and quietly:
  2. To move stealthily; steal:
  3. To escape, as from a grasp, fastening, or restraint:

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A young woman

• female

  1. Of or denoting the sex that produces ova or bears young.
  2. Characteristic of or appropriate to this sex in humans and other animals:
  3. Consisting of members of this sex.

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  1. Of or denoting the sex that produces ova or bears young.
  2. Characteristic of or appropriate to this sex in humans and other animals:
  3. Consisting of members of this sex.

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• lassie

  1. A lass.

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  1. A lass.

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• lass

  1. A girl or young woman.
  2. A sweetheart.

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  1. A girl or young woman.
  2. A sweetheart.

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Title for a woman

• señorita (Spanish)

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• mademoiselle (French)

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• mistress

  1. A woman who has a continuing sexual relationship with a man who is married to someone else.
  2. A woman in a position of authority, control, or ownership, as the head of a household:
  3. A woman who owns or keeps an animal:

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  1. A woman who has a continuing sexual relationship with a man who is married to someone else.
  2. A woman in a position of authority, control, or ownership, as the head of a household:
  3. A woman who owns or keeps an animal:

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• ms

  1. manuscript
  2. millisecond

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  1. manuscript
  2. millisecond

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To feel a want

• yearn

  1. To have a strong, often sad longing:
  2. To feel deep pity, sympathy, or tenderness:

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  1. To have a strong, often sad longing:
  2. To feel deep pity, sympathy, or tenderness:

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• crave

  1. To have an intense desire for.
  2. To beg earnestly for:
  3. To have an intense desire for something

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  1. To have an intense desire for.
  2. To beg earnestly for:
  3. To have an intense desire for something

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• desire

  1. To wish or long for; want:
  2. To want to have sex with (another person).
  3. To express a wish for; request.

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  1. To wish or long for; want:
  2. To want to have sex with (another person).
  3. To express a wish for; request.

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To fail to catch

• boot

  1. A durable covering for the foot and part or much of the leg, usually made of leather, fabric, plastic, or rubber.
  2. A protective covering, especially a sheath to enclose the base of a floor-mounted gear shift lever in a car or truck.
  3. An automobile trunk.

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  1. A durable covering for the foot and part or much of the leg, usually made of leather, fabric, plastic, or rubber.
  2. A protective covering, especially a sheath to enclose the base of a floor-mounted gear shift lever in a car or truck.
  3. An automobile trunk.

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• louse

  1. Any of numerous small, flat-bodied, wingless biting or sucking insects of the order Phthiraptera, which live as external parasites on birds and mammals, including humans. The lice are sometimes classified together with the psocids in the order Psocodea.
  2. A mean or despicable person.
  3. To bungle. Often used with up :

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  1. Any of numerous small, flat-bodied, wingless biting or sucking insects of the order Phthiraptera, which live as external parasites on birds and mammals, including humans. The lice are sometimes classified together with the psocids in the order Psocodea.
  2. A mean or despicable person.
  3. To bungle. Often used with up :

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• juggle

  1. To toss and catch (two or more objects) so that at least one of them is in the air at all times.
  2. To have difficulty holding; balance insecurely:
  3. To keep (more than two activities, for example) in motion or progress at one time:

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  1. To toss and catch (two or more objects) so that at least one of them is in the air at all times.
  2. To have difficulty holding; balance insecurely:
  3. To keep (more than two activities, for example) in motion or progress at one time:

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• have butterfingers

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• blow

  1. A sudden hard stroke or hit, as with the fist or an object.
  2. An unexpected shock or calamity.
  3. An unexpected attack; an assault.

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  1. A sudden hard stroke or hit, as with the fist or an object.
  2. An unexpected shock or calamity.
  3. An unexpected attack; an assault.

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• foozle

  1. To do or deal with poorly or clumsily.
  2. The act of bungling, especially a poor stroke in golf.

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  1. To do or deal with poorly or clumsily.
  2. The act of bungling, especially a poor stroke in golf.

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• butter a catch

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• goof

  1. An incompetent, foolish, or stupid person.
  2. A careless mistake; a slip.
  3. To make a silly mistake; blunder:

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  1. An incompetent, foolish, or stupid person.
  2. A careless mistake; a slip.
  3. To make a silly mistake; blunder:

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• muff

  1. To perform or handle clumsily or ineptly; bungle.
  2. To fail to make (a catch).
  3. To perform a task clumsily or ineptly.

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  1. To perform or handle clumsily or ineptly; bungle.
  2. To fail to make (a catch).
  3. To perform a task clumsily or ineptly.

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• bungle

  1. To carry out badly or ruin through ineptitude; botch.
  2. To work or act ineptly or inefficiently.
  3. A clumsy or inept performance; a botch:

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  1. To carry out badly or ruin through ineptitude; botch.
  2. To work or act ineptly or inefficiently.
  3. A clumsy or inept performance; a botch:

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• fumble

  1. To touch or handle nervously or idly:
  2. To grope awkwardly to find or to accomplish something:
  3. To proceed awkwardly and uncertainly; blunder:

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  1. To touch or handle nervously or idly:
  2. To grope awkwardly to find or to accomplish something:
  3. To proceed awkwardly and uncertainly; blunder:

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• drop

  1. The smallest quantity of liquid heavy enough to fall in a spherical mass.
  2. Liquid medicine administered in drops.
  3. A small quantity of a substance:

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  1. The smallest quantity of liquid heavy enough to fall in a spherical mass.
  2. Liquid medicine administered in drops.
  3. A small quantity of a substance:

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• snatch at

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To fail to hit

• fan the air

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• carve the breeze

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• go to the side

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• go below

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• go above

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• undershoot

  1. To shoot a projectile short of (a target).
  2. To start the approach of one's aircraft to (a landing area) too low or too soon.
  3. To land an aircraft short of (a landing area).

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  1. To shoot a projectile short of (a target).
  2. To start the approach of one's aircraft to (a landing area) too low or too soon.
  3. To land an aircraft short of (a landing area).

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• overshoot

  1. To shoot or pass over or beyond.
  2. To miss by or as if by shooting, hitting, or propelling something too far.
  3. To fly beyond or past; overrun:

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  1. To shoot or pass over or beyond.
  2. To miss by or as if by shooting, hitting, or propelling something too far.
  3. To fly beyond or past; overrun:

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• be wide of the mark

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• miss-the-mark

  1. (of a projectile) To fail to hit the target
  2. (idiomatic) To fail to reach the result that was intended

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  1. (of a projectile) To fail to hit the target
  2. (idiomatic) To fail to reach the result that was intended

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• miss one's aim

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To fail to use

• give up

  1. A term used to describe a transaction between three brokers in which one does not use his/her name. For example, a broker receives a buy order that he or she can’t transact. The broker asks a second broker to handle the order. So the second broker buys the stock from a third broker on behalf of the first broker’s client. The transaction is recorded in the records of the firms and exchange as if the first broker was never involved. A term used to describe a transaction between three brokers in which one does not use his/her name. For example, a broker receives a buy order that he or she can’t transact. The broker asks a second broker to handle the order. So the second broker buys the stock from a third broker on behalf of the first broker’s client. The transaction is recorded in the records of the firms and exchange as if the first broker was never involved.

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  1. A term used to describe a transaction between three brokers in which one does not use his/her name. For example, a broker receives a buy order that he or she can’t transact. The broker asks a second broker to handle the order. So the second broker buys the stock from a third broker on behalf of the first broker’s client. The transaction is recorded in the records of the firms and exchange as if the first broker was never involved. A term used to describe a transaction between three brokers in which one does not use his/her name. For example, a broker receives a buy order that he or she can’t transact. The broker asks a second broker to handle the order. So the second broker buys the stock from a third broker on behalf of the first broker’s client. The transaction is recorded in the records of the firms and exchange as if the first broker was never involved.

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• refrain

  1. To hold oneself back; forbear from doing something:

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  1. To hold oneself back; forbear from doing something:

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• avoid

  1. To stay clear of; go around or away from:
  2. To take measures so as not to meet or see (someone):
  3. To prevent from happening:

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  1. To stay clear of; go around or away from:
  2. To take measures so as not to meet or see (someone):
  3. To prevent from happening:

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