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BOSS
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
Proper noun
BOSS
(US, finance) Initialism of Bond and Option Sales Strategy.
Anagrams
• BSOs, SOBs, sobs
Etymology 1
Noun
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.
Synonyms
• (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
Verb
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
Adjective
boss (not comparable)
(slang, American, Canadian, Liverpool) Of excellent quality, first-rate.
Etymology 2
Noun
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.
Verb
boss (third-person singular simple present bosses, present participle bossing, simple past and past participle bossed)
(transitive) To decorate with bosses; to emboss.
Etymology 3
Noun
boss (plural bosses)
(obsolete) A hassock or small seat, especially made from a bundle of straw.
Synonyms
• (hassock or footrest): footrest, hassock
Anagrams
• 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
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