boss, brag
(adjective) exceptionally good; “a boss hand at carpentry”; “his brag cornfield”
knob, boss
(noun) a circular rounded projection or protuberance
boss, hirer
(noun) a person responsible for hiring workers; “the boss hired three more men for the new job”
boss
(noun) a person who exercises control and makes decisions; “he is his own boss now”
foreman, chief, gaffer, honcho, boss
(noun) a person who exercises control over workers; “if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman”
emboss, boss, stamp
(verb) raise in a relief; “embossed stationery”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
BOSS
(US, finance) Initialism of Bond and Option Sales Strategy.
• BSOs, SOBs, sobs
boss (plural bosses)
A person who oversees and directs the work of others; a supervisor.
A person in charge of a business or company.
A leader, the head of an organized group or team.
The head of a political party in a given region or district.
(informal, especially, India and Multicultural London English) A term of address to a man.
(video games) An enemy, often at the end of a level, that is particularly challenging and must be beaten in order to progress.
(humorous) Wife.
• (person in charge of a business or company): employer
• (person who oversees and directs the work of others): line manager, manager, supervisor
• (leader of an organized group or team): head, leader
• (head of a political party in a given region or district): leader
• (informal: term of address to a man): gov/guv (UK), guvnor (UK), mate (UK)
• See also boss
boss (third-person singular simple present bosses, present participle bossing, simple past and past participle bossed)
(transitive) To exercise authoritative control over; to tell (someone) what to do, often repeatedly.
Synonyms: lord over, boss around
boss (not comparable)
(slang, American, Canadian, Liverpool) Of excellent quality, first-rate.
boss (plural bosses)
A swelling, lump or protuberance in an animal, person or object.
(geology) A lump-like mass of rock, especially one projecting through a stratum of different rock.
A convex protuberance in hammered work, especially the rounded projection in the centre of a shield.
(mechanics) A protrusion, frequently a cylinder of material that extends beyond a hole.
(architecture) A knob or projection, usually at the intersection of ribs in a vault.
(archery) A target block, made of foam but historically made of hay bales, to which a target face is attached.
A wooden vessel for the mortar used in tiling or masonry, hung by a hook from the laths, or from the rounds of a ladder.
A head or reservoir of water.
boss (third-person singular simple present bosses, present participle bossing, simple past and past participle bossed)
(transitive) To decorate with bosses; to emboss.
boss (plural bosses)
(obsolete) A hassock or small seat, especially made from a bundle of straw.
• (hassock or footrest): footrest, hassock
• BSOs, SOBs, sobs
Source: Wiktionary
Boss, n.; pl. Bosses. Etym: [OE. boce, bose, boche, OF. boce, boche, bosse, F. bosse, of G. origin; cf. OHG. bozo tuft, bunch, OHG. bozan, MHG. bĂ´zen, to beat. See Beat, and cf. Botch a swelling.]
1. Any protuberant part; a round, swelling part or body; a knoblike process; as, a boss of wood.
2. A protuberant ornament on any work, either of different material from that of the work or of the same, as upon a buckler or bridle; a stud; a knob; the central projection of a shield. See Umbilicus.
3. (Arch.)
Definition: A projecting ornament placed at the intersection of the ribs of ceilings, whether vaulted or flat, and in other situations.
4. Etym: [Cf. D. bus box, Dan. bösse.]
Definition: A wooden vessel for the mortar used in tiling or masonry, hung by a hook from the laths, or from the rounds of a ladder. Gwilt.
5. (Mech.) (a) The enlarged part of a shaft, on which a wheel is keyed, or at the end, where it is coupled to another. (b) A swage or die used for shaping metals.
6. A head or reservoir of water. [Obs.]
Boss, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bossed; p. pr. & vb. n. Bossing.] Etym: [OE. bocen, fr. OF. bocier. See the preceding word.]
Definition: To ornament with bosses; to stud.
Boss, n. Etym: [D. baas master.]
Definition: A master workman or superintendent; a director or manager; a political dictator. [Slang, U. S.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 January 2025
(noun) memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe)
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
