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miscues

miscues is the plural of miscue.

miscues is the third-person singular simple present indicative of miscue.

Meaning of miscue

Noun

miscue (plural miscues)

  1. In a cue sport, an error in hitting the ball with the cue.
  2. The act of missing one's cue or of responding to a cue intended for another actor.
  3. A miss of the object one intended to hit.
    • Some comical defending involving two terrible clearances saw Kingson called on to block Welbeck's strike and then Evatt made amends for his shocking miscue by heading Bent's powerful follow-up over the bar.2010 December 28, Owen Phillips, “Sunderland 0 - 2 Blackpool”, in BBC

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Questions about miscues

What is miscues the plural of?
Miscues is the plural of miscue.

Words near miscues in the dictionary

  1. miscrops
  2. miscue
  3. miscued
  4. miscueing
  5. miscueings
  6. miscues
  7. miscuing
  8. miscuings
  9. miscultivate
  10. miscultivated
  11. miscultivates

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