--- title: M — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 35 description: The 1043 words of the English dictionary under M, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/M/page/35/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / M # M — The English dictionary · page 35 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · 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meaning 1:* A mishap is a small accident or piece of bad luck that spoils a plan.[↗](../../mishap/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The bus was late, which was a mishap for our trip.[↗](../../mishap/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · After a small mishap with the jug, the milk spilled everywhere.[↗](../../mishap/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Allowing for mishaps, we will buy 12 eggs, not 10.[↗](../../mishap/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Despite the mishap, the cake was still good.[↗](../../mishap/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") **misinformation** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Wrong or false information, often spread by mistake.[↗](../../misinformation/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (often confused with disinformation) False information spread on purpose to trick people.[↗](../../misinformation/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Don't share posts until you check they aren't misinformation.[↗](../../misinformation/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · There was lots of misinformation about the virus online.[↗](../../misinformation/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The teacher showed us how to spot misinformation.[↗](../../misinformation/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Misinformation can spread faster than the truth.[↗](../../misinformation/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A fact-checker said the story was misinformation.[↗](../../misinformation/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Bots spread misinformation during the election.[↗](../../misinformation/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **misinterpret** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To misinterpret is to understand someone's words or actions in the wrong way.[↗](../../misinterpret/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Do not misinterpret my silence; I was only thinking.[↗](../../misinterpret/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The cat misinterpreted the dog's wag as a threat.[↗](../../misinterpret/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · He misinterpreted the instructions and built the tent upside down.[↗](../../misinterpret/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · She misinterpreted the question and added instead of subtracting.[↗](../../misinterpret/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") **misjudge** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To misjudge something is to guess wrongly about it, like an amount, a distance or a time.[↗](../../misjudge/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To misjudge a person is to form a wrong or unfair opinion about them.[↗](../../misjudge/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I misjudged the jump and landed in the puddle.[↗](../../misjudge/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Drivers can misjudge how fast a bike is going.[↗](../../misjudge/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Never misjudge how deep the water is; check first.[↗](../../misjudge/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · I misjudged her; she is actually very kind.[↗](../../misjudge/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · He misjudged the time and missed the bus.[↗](../../misjudge/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The goalkeeper misjudged the ball.[↗](../../misjudge/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · As long as I live I shall never forget the wrong I have done you in so misjudging you, and in causing your father to suspect you.[↗](../../misjudge/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **mislaid** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Mislaid means put something somewhere and then could not find it.[↗](../../mislaid/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (adjective) Mislaid describes something lost for a while because it was put in the wrong place.[↗](../../mislaid/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I've mislaid my reading glasses again.[↗](../../mislaid/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She mislaid her homework and found it under the bed.[↗](../../mislaid/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Dad mislaid the car keys.[↗](../../mislaid/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The mislaid letter turned up a week later.[↗](../../mislaid/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · (formal) It appears your form has been mislaid.[↗](../../mislaid/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandpa mislaid his phone in the garden.[↗](../../mislaid/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **mislead** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To make someone believe something that is not true, by telling them wrong or unclear things.[↗](../../mislead/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To lead someone in the wrong direction or into doing something wrong.[↗](../../mislead/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The advert misled people into thinking the toy could fly.[↗](../../mislead/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't mislead your friends with made-up stories.[↗](../../mislead/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The sign misled us, and we took the wrong road.[↗](../../mislead/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · A graph that does not start at zero can mislead you.[↗](../../mislead/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · He misled the teacher about his homework.[↗](../../mislead/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Fake news is written to mislead people.[↗](../../mislead/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **misleading** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Giving people a wrong idea, even if not every word is a lie.[↗](../../misleading/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (verb form) Leading someone the wrong way or making them believe something false.[↗](../../misleading/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The advert was misleading because the toy was much smaller than in the picture.[↗](../../misleading/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · That graph is misleading: the bars start at 50, not at 0.[↗](../../misleading/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · It is misleading to say the test was easy when half the class failed.[↗](../../misleading/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · He gave the teacher a misleading answer about his homework.[↗](../../misleading/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Some headlines online are misleading, so check the full story.[↗](../../misleading/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The sign was misleading and sent us down the wrong path.[↗](../../misleading/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · You are misleading everyone by leaving out the cost of postage.[↗](../../misleading/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Tzaddi is properly Tz ; but some write Z only, which is misleading because the Hebrew has also a true Z, Zain.[↗](../../misleading/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../misleading/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **mismatch** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A situation where two things do not fit together or do not match: «a mismatch between the picture and the words».[↗](../../mismatch/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A contest where one side is much stronger than the other.[↗](../../mismatch/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (verb) To put together things that do not match: «mismatched socks».[↗](../../mismatch/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* There is a mismatch between your answer and the total – check your sums.[↗](../../mismatch/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · I wore mismatched socks for Odd Socks Day.[↗](../../mismatch/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The game was a mismatch: 10–0\![↗](../../mismatch/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The colours were mismatched, a pink top with orange trousers.[↗](../../mismatch/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A size mismatch means the lid won't fit the box.[↗](../../mismatch/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The computer gave a «password mismatch» error.[↗](../../mismatch/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · There was a mismatch between what he said and what he did.[↗](../../mismatch/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Mismatched shoes on the wrong feet made me trip.[↗](../../mismatch/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **misnomer** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A name or word that is wrong or misleading for the thing it describes.[↗](../../misnomer/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* «Starfish» is a misnomer, because it is not a fish.[↗](../../misnomer/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Calling a koala a «bear» is a misnomer – it is a marsupial.[↗](../../misnomer/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · «Lead pencil» is a misnomer: pencils contain graphite.[↗](../../misnomer/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The «Tasmanian tiger» was a misnomer: it was a marsupial, not a cat.[↗](../../misnomer/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Peanut is a misnomer; peanuts are legumes, like peas.[↗](../../misnomer/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · «Guinea pig» is a misnomer – they are not pigs and not from Guinea.[↗](../../misnomer/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The «quiet carriage» was a misnomer that day.[↗](../../misnomer/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Our teacher loves finding misnomers in English.[↗](../../misnomer/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **misplaced** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Put somewhere and then not able to find it; lost for a while.[↗](../../misplaced/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (adjective) Put in the wrong place.[↗](../../misplaced/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (adjective) Given to the wrong person or thing, or not deserved (misplaced trust, misplaced confidence).[↗](../../misplaced/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I've misplaced my reading book again.[↗](../../misplaced/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum misplaced her glasses — they were on her head\![↗](../../misplaced/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A misplaced decimal point turned 2.5 into 25.[↗](../../misplaced/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · His trust in the stranger was misplaced.[↗](../../misplaced/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The misplaced comma made the sentence confusing.[↗](../../misplaced/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · We found the misplaced key under the mat.[↗](../../misplaced/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **misprint** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A mistake in a printed text, such as a wrong letter, word or number.[↗](../../misprint/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (verb) To print something wrongly.[↗](../../misprint/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* There is a misprint on page 12: «teh» instead of «the».[↗](../../misprint/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The price on the menu was a misprint.[↗](../../misprint/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A misprint in the timetable made us miss the bus.[↗](../../misprint/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The question had a misprint, so the teacher fixed it on the board.[↗](../../misprint/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Some misprinted stamps are worth thousands of pounds.[↗](../../misprint/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The book's first edition had lots of misprints.[↗](../../misprint/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · My name was misprinted on the certificate.[↗](../../misprint/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Is that a misprint, or does the recipe really need 100 eggs?[↗](../../misprint/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **mispronounce** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To say a word or a name in the wrong way, with the wrong sounds or the wrong stress.[↗](../../mispronounce/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Please tell me if I mispronounce your name.[↗](../../mispronounce/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Many people mispronounce «Wednesday».[↗](../../mispronounce/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · He mispronounced «epitome» because he had only read it.[↗](../../mispronounce/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The newsreader mispronounced the name of the town.[↗](../../mispronounce/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · It's okay to mispronounce words while you are learning a language.[↗](../../mispronounce/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · My little brother mispronounces «spaghetti» as «pasghetti».[↗](../../mispronounce/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The teacher apologised for mispronouncing my surname.[↗](../../mispronounce/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Some words, like «colonel», are easy to mispronounce.[↗](../../mispronounce/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **misquote** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To repeat someone's words wrongly, either by mistake or on purpose to change their meaning.[↗](../../misquote/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (noun) A wrong quotation.[↗](../../misquote/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The newspaper misquoted the head teacher.[↗](../../misquote/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · «Play it again, Sam» is a famous misquote from the film «Casablanca».[↗](../../misquote/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Always check the original before you quote, so you don't misquote.[↗](../../misquote/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The politician said he had been misquoted.[↗](../../misquote/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · She misquoted the poem, mixing up two lines.[↗](../../misquote/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Misquoting someone can change what they meant.[↗](../../misquote/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · «Elementary, my dear Watson» is a misquote of the Holmes books.[↗](../../misquote/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The film poster misquoted a review to make it sound better.[↗](../../misquote/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **misread** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To misread means to read something wrongly.[↗](../../misread/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To misread a situation or a person means to understand them wrongly.[↗](../../misread/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I misread the question and got it wrong.[↗](../../misread/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · He misread the clock and was late for school.[↗](../../misread/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Read carefully so you don't misread the instructions.[↗](../../misread/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · She misread my silence as anger.[↗](../../misread/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · I misread «7» as «1» in the sum.[↗](../../misread/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · We misread the map and took the wrong path.[↗](../../misread/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't misread the label on medicine.[↗](../../misread/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The teacher thought I was rude, but she misread the situation.[↗](../../misread/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **misremember** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To misremember something is to remember it wrongly.[↗](../../misremember/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I misremembered the date of the party and went on the wrong day.[↗](../../misremember/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Witnesses often misremember small details.[↗](../../misremember/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · He misremembered the phone number by one digit.[↗](../../misremember/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · I may have misremembered her name; was it Ella or Emma?[↗](../../misremember/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandpa misremembers where he puts his glasses.[↗](../../misremember/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · She misremembered the recipe and used salt instead of sugar.[↗](../../misremember/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Ben misremembered 7 times 8 as 54; it is 56.[↗](../../misremember/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Memories can change, so we sometimes misremember things.[↗](../../misremember/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **misremembered** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (euphemism, official) gave a false account, said something untrue — often to avoid saying «lied».[↗](../../misremembered/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (literal) remembered wrongly.[↗](../../misremembered/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The politician said he had misremembered the events.[↗](../../misremembered/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · I misremembered the date of the test.[↗](../../misremembered/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · News: The star says she misremembered the story.[↗](../../misremembered/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Chat: «misremembered» = lied[↗](../../misremembered/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandpa misremembered the name of the street.[↗](../../misremembered/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") **misrepresent** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To misrepresent someone or something means to describe them in a false or unfair way, so others get the wrong idea.[↗](../../misrepresent/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To misrepresent yourself means to pretend to be something you are not, such as lying about your age online.[↗](../../misrepresent/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The advert misrepresented how big the toy was.[↗](../../misrepresent/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't misrepresent what your friend said.[↗](../../misrepresent/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The newspaper misrepresented the facts.[↗](../../misrepresent/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · People online sometimes misrepresent themselves.[↗](../../misrepresent/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · She felt misrepresented by the story about her.[↗](../../misrepresent/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Leaving out the bad parts can misrepresent the truth.[↗](../../misrepresent/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The graph misrepresented the numbers by starting at fifty.[↗](../../misrepresent/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Checking sources helps us spot when news misrepresents events.[↗](../../misrepresent/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **misrepresentation** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Giving a false or twisted picture of something, so people believe what is not true.[↗](../../misrepresentation/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (formal, law) A false statement that tricks someone into a deal or a contract.[↗](../../misrepresentation/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A drawing, chart or story that shows something wrongly.[↗](../../misrepresentation/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The advert was a misrepresentation; the toy was much smaller.[↗](../../misrepresentation/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Our teacher showed us a graph that was a misrepresentation of the data.[↗](../../misrepresentation/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Calling the match a disaster is a misrepresentation; we only lost by one goal.[↗](../../misrepresentation/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The company was fined for misrepresentation.[↗](../../misrepresentation/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · That film is a misrepresentation of how Vikings lived.[↗](../../misrepresentation/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · It is misrepresentation to say everyone agreed when only three did.[↗](../../misrepresentation/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **miss** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To miss is to fail to hit, catch or reach something: «I missed the ball».[↗](../../miss/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To miss a bus, train or event is to be too late for it or not go.[↗](../../miss/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To miss someone is to feel sad because they are not with you.[↗](../../miss/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* To miss something is to not see, hear or notice it.[↗](../../miss/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* A miss is a failed try.[↗](../../miss/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 6:* Miss is a title for a girl or unmarried woman, and what children in the UK and Ireland call a female teacher.[↗](../../miss/#m6 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I missed the bus this morning.[↗](../../miss/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · He kicked the ball but missed the goal.[↗](../../miss/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · I miss my grandma who lives in Canada.[↗](../../miss/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't miss the fireworks at nine\![↗](../../miss/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · You missed a word in that sentence.[↗](../../miss/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Find the missing number: 3 + ?[↗](../../miss/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") = 10.[↗](../../miss/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Please, Miss, can I go to the toilet?[↗](../../miss/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · That was a near miss with the car.[↗](../../miss/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · This is what "Miss Sally" heard:[↗](../../miss/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Broyde, Miss Henrietta S z o 1 d, Prof.[↗](../../miss/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](../../miss/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · And thou shalt know that thy tent is in peace; and thou shalt visit thy habitation, and shalt miss nothing.[↗](../../miss/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.5.24, JPS 1917)[↗](../../miss/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · All this people, even seven hundred chosen men, were left-handed; every one could sling stones at a hair-breadth, and not miss.[↗](../../miss/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JDG.20.16, JPS 1917)[↗](../../miss/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · If thy father miss me at all, then say: David earnestly asked leave of me that he might run to Beth-lehem his city; for it is the yearly sacrifice there for all the family.[↗](../../miss/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 1SA.20.6, JPS 1917)[↗](../../miss/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") **missed** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Missed means you did not hit or catch something.[↗](../../missed/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* He missed the ball.[↗](../../missed/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Missed means you were too late for something.[↗](../../missed/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* I missed the bus.[↗](../../missed/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Missed means you felt sad because someone or something was not there.[↗](../../missed/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* I missed my mum.[↗](../../missed/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* Missed means you did not see, hear or notice something, or you did not go to it.[↗](../../missed/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* I missed the start of the film.[↗](../../missed/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I missed the bus and walked to school.[↗](../../missed/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The ball missed the goal.[↗](../../missed/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · I missed you when you were on holiday\![↗](../../missed/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · She missed two days of school because she was ill.[↗](../../missed/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · He missed the last question.[↗](../../missed/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · You missed a spot when you were cleaning.[↗](../../missed/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The arrow just missed the target.[↗](../../missed/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · I had a missed call from Dad.[↗](../../missed/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · But the geese missed their master at once.[↗](../../missed/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And Jonathan said unto him: 'To-morrow is the new moon; and thou wilt be missed, thy seat will be empty.[↗](../../missed/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 1SA.20.18, JPS 1917)[↗](../../missed/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · But the men were very good unto us, and we were not hurt, neither missed we any thing, as long as we went with them, when we were in the fields; (Prophets 1SA.25.15, JPS 1917)[↗](../../missed/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · Now David had said: 'Surely in vain have I kept all that this fellow hath in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that pertained unto him; and he hath returned me evil for good.[↗](../../missed/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 1SA.25.21, JPS 1917)[↗](../../missed/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") **missile** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A weapon that flies through the air towards a target, often powered by a rocket and carrying explosives.[↗](../../missile/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Any object that is thrown at someone or something, like a stone or a bottle.[↗](../../missile/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The army fired a missile at the enemy ship.[↗](../../missile/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The news showed missiles being launched.[↗](../../missile/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Throwing stones is dangerous; they become missiles.[↗](../../missile/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Fans threw missiles onto the pitch and the match stopped.[↗](../../missile/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A missile can travel hundreds of miles.[↗](../../missile/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The castle defenders threw missiles from the walls.[↗](../../missile/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Thinking it would make a fine missile, one of the boys took hold of it and threw it with all his strength at Pinocchio’s head.[↗](../../missile/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/M/) … [34](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/M/page/34/) **35** 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