Miss
Miss verb - To fail to attend.
Use
Use verb - To put into action or service.
How words are described
| good | good miss | good use |
| best | best miss | best use |
| better | better miss | better use |
| common | common miss | common use |
| Other adjectives: free, single, poor, excellent, deliberate, early, later, literal. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Unfortunately for him, Sora can grab the ones that miss and use them to knock him out of Berserk mode.
Source: Throwing Your Sword Always Works - Entertainingly, a foe that tries to use the former move on Jessica will get demoralized because Jessica is more voluptuous, and they miss a turn instead.
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If you were paying REALLY close attention, you could use this to ensure that a key attack doesn't miss.
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