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Boss

Boss Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Boss? [n] ornament consisting of a circular rounded protuberance (as on a vault or shield or belt) [n] a person responsible for hiring workers; "the boss hired three more men for the new job" [n] a person who exercises control and makes decisions; "he is his own boss now" [n] a person who exercises control over workers; "if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman" [n] a leader in a political party who controls votes and dictates appointments; "party bosses have a reputation for corruption" [adj] (informal) exceptionally good; "a boss hand at carpentry"; "his brag cornfield" [v] raise in a relief; "embossed stationary" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Boss: brag \| chief \| emboss \| foreman \| gaffer \| hirer \| honcho \| party boss \| political boss \| rivet \| stamp \| stud \| superior Related Terms \| Find terms related to Boss: A per se \| ace \| ace-high \| administrator \| anaglyph \| ascendant \| at the head \| auditor \| bad \| bang-up \| bas-relief \| Big Brother \| big cheese \| bilge \| blain \| bleb \| blister \| blob \| boatswain \| bonzer \| bow \| bubble \| bulb \| bulge \| bulla \| bully \| bump \| bunch \| burl \| but good \| button \| bwana \| cacique \| cahot \| cameo \| cameo glass \| capital \| cavo-rilievo \| champion \| chaperon \| chase \| chef \| chief \| chieftain \| chine \| church dignitary \| clump \| coarsen \| cock \| colophon \| command \| commander \| commanding \| comptroller \| concavity \| condyle \| control \| controller \| controlling \| convex \| convexity \| cool \| corking \| crackerjack \| cut glass \| dactylogram \| dactylograph \| dandy \| dean \| delicious \| dent \| dint \| direct \| director \| dominant \| dominate \| domineer \| dowel \| ducky \| ear \| ecclesiarch \| elder \| emboss \| embossment \| employer \| excrescence \| fab \| famous \| fine \| fine and dandy \| fingerprint \| first-rate \| flange \| flap \| floor manager \| floorman \| floorwalker \| footmark \| footprint \| footstep \| foreman \| fossil footprint \| fugleman \| gaffer \| gall \| ganger \| gear \| general \| genius \| glyph \| glyptograph \| gnarl \| goodman \| governing \| governor \| granulate \| great \| groovy \| guru \| handle \| head \| headman \| heavy \| hegemonic \| hegemonistic \| hierarch \| high relief \| higher-up \| hill \| himself \| honcho \| horripilate \| hot \| hump \| hunch \| hunky-dory \| husband \| ichnite \| ichnolite \| impress \| impression \| imprint \| in ascendancy \| in charge \| in chief \| in the ascendant \| indent \| indentation \| indention \| inspector \| intaglio \| intaglio rilevato \| intaglio rilievo \| jam-up \| jog \| joggle \| just dandy \| keen \| keep in order \| keynoter \| kingpin \| knob \| knot \| knur \| knurl \| laureate \| leader \| leading \| liege \| liege lord \| lip \| loop \| lord \| lord it over \| lord paramount \| low relief \| lump \| man higher up \| manage \| manager \| managing director \| marvy \| mask \| master \| mean \| medal \| medallion \| mole \| monitor \| mountain \| neat \| nevus \| nifty \| nobby \| noncommissioned officer \| nonpareil \| nub \| nubbin \| nubble \| OK \| okay \| order about \| out of sight \| overlook \| overlord \| overman \| oversee \| overseeing \| overseer \| owner \| pad \| padrone \| papilloma \| paragon \| paramount \| paterfamilias \| patriarch \| patron \| paw print \| pawmark \| peachy \| peachy-keen \| peg \| pimple \| plaquette \| policy maker \| predominant \| predominate \| prepollent \| preponderant \| preponderate \| prepotent \| president \| prevalent \| prexy \| principal \| print \| proctor \| prodigy \| proprietor \| pug \| pugmark \| quarterback \| rabbi \| raise \| regnant \| regulating \| regulative \| regulatory \| reigning \| relief \| relievo \| rib \| ride herd on \| ridge \| ring \| ringleader \| ripping \| rough \| rough up \| roughen \| ruler \| ruling \| rum \| run \| sachem \| sahib \| scrumptious \| sculptured glass \| seal \| seigneur \| seignior \| senior \| shoulder \| sigil \| signet \| sirdar \| slap-up \| slave driver \| smashing \| solid \| something else \| sovereign \| spiffing \| spiffy \| spine \| stamp \| stand over \| standard-bearer \| star \| starets \| step \| straw boss \| stud \| stunning \| style \| subforeman \| super \| superintend \| superintendent \| superior \| superman \| superstar \| supervise \| supervising \| supervisor \| supervisory \| supreme \| survey \| surveyor \| swell \| tab \| take care of \| take charge \| taskmaster \| teacher \| the greatest \| the most \| thumbmark \| thumbprint \| top \| top dog \| tough \| tubercle \| tubercule \| verruca \| vesicle \| vestige \| virtuoso \| visitor \| wale \| wart \| welt \| wizard See Also \| assistant foreman \| baas \| block \| decoration \| employer \| ganger \| guvnor \| impress \| imprint \| leader \| nailhead \| old man \| ornament \| ornamentation \| pol \| political leader \| politician \| politico \| straw boss \| supervisor Boss In Webster's Dictionary \Boss\ (b[o^]s; 115), n.; pl. {Bosses} (-[e^]z). [OE. boce, bose, boche, OF. boce, boche, bosse, F. bosse, of G. origin; cf. OHG. b[=o]zo tuft, bunch, OHG. b[=o]zan, MHG. b[^o]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.) A projecting ornament placed at the intersection of the ribs of ceilings, whether vaulted or flat, and in other situations. 4. [Cf. D. bus box, Dan. b["o]sse.] 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\ (b[o^]s), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bossed} (b[o^]st); p. pr. & vb. n. {Bossing}.] [OE. bocen, fr. OF. bocier. See the preceding word.] To ornament with bosses; to stud. \Boss\, n. [D. baas master.] A master workman or superintendent; a director or manager; a political dictator. [Slang, U. S.]

Boss Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Boss?

[n] ornament consisting of a circular rounded protuberance (as on a vault or shield or belt)
[n] a person responsible for hiring workers; "the boss hired three more men for the new job"
[n] a person who exercises control and makes decisions; "he is his own boss now"
[n] a person who exercises control over workers; "if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman"
[n] a leader in a political party who controls votes and dictates appointments; "party bosses have a reputation for corruption"
[adj] (informal) exceptionally good; "a boss hand at carpentry"; "his brag cornfield"
[v] raise in a relief; "embossed stationary"

Boss In Webster's Dictionary

\Boss\ (b[o^]s; 115), n.; pl. {Bosses} (-[e^]z). [OE. boce,
bose, boche, OF. boce, boche, bosse, F. bosse, of G. origin;
cf. OHG. b[=o]zo tuft, bunch, OHG. b[=o]zan, MHG. b[^o]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.) A projecting ornament placed at the intersection
   of the ribs of ceilings, whether vaulted or flat, and in
   other situations.

4. [Cf. D. bus box, Dan. b["o]sse.] 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\ (b[o^]s), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bossed} (b[o^]st); p.
pr. & vb. n. {Bossing}.] [OE. bocen, fr. OF. bocier. See the
preceding word.]
To ornament with bosses; to stud.


\Boss\, n. [D. baas master.]
A master workman or superintendent; a director or manager; a
political dictator. [Slang, U. S.]

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