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Definitions for Boss

[1] a person who employs or superintends workers; manager.
[2] a politician who controls the party organization, as in a particular district.
[3] a person who makes decisions, exercises authority, dominates, etc.: My grandfather was the boss in his family.
[4] to be master of or over; manage; direct; control.
[5] to order about, especially in an arrogant manner.
[6] to be boss.
[7] to be too domineering and authoritative.
[8] chief; master.
[9] Slang . first-rate.
[10] Botany , Zoology . a protuberance or roundish excrescence on the body or on some organ of an animal or plant.
[11] Geology . a knoblike mass of rock, especially an outcrop of igneous or metamorphic rock.
[12] an ornamental protuberance of metal, ivory, etc.; stud.
[13] Architecture . an ornamental, knoblike projection, as a carved keystone at the intersection of ogives. a stone roughly formed and set in place for later carving.
[14] Bookbinding . one of several pieces of brass or other metal inset into the cover of a book to protect the corners or edges or for decoration.
[15] Machinery . a small projection on a casting or forging.
[16] Nautical . a projecting part in a ship's hull, or in one frame of a hull, fitting around a propeller shaft.
[17] to ornament with bosses.
[18] to emboss.
[19] (in plumbing) to hammer (sheet metal, as lead) to conform to an irregular surface.
[20] a familiar name for a calf or cow.
[21] hollow; empty.
[22] a person in charge of or employing others
[23] mainly US a professional politician who controls a party machine or political organization, often using devious or illegal methods
[24] to employ, supervise, or be in charge of
[25] (usually foll by around or about ) to be domineering or overbearing towards (others)
[26] slang excellent; fine a boss hand at carpentry ; that's boss!
[27] a knob, stud, or other circular rounded protuberance, esp an ornamental one on a vault, a ceiling, or a shield
[28] biology any of various protuberances or swellings in plants and animals
[29] an area of increased thickness, usually cylindrical, that strengthens or provides room for a locating device on a shaft, hub of a wheel, etc a similar projection around a hole in a casting or fabricated component
[30] an exposed rounded mass of igneous or metamorphic rock, esp the uppermost part of an underlying batholith
[31] to ornament with bosses; emboss
[32] a calf or cow
[33] Bureau of State Security; a branch of the South African security police

Words related to Boss

administrator, supervisor, executive, employer, director, chief, owner, chieftain, leader, fly, top, fine, champion, capital, wheel, head, honcho, superintendent, exec, overseer

Words nearby Boss

bosomed, bosomy, boson, bosporus, bosquet, boss, boss around, boss cocky, boss screen, boss-eyed, bossa nova

Origin of Boss

4First recorded in 1505–15; of obscure origin

Word origin for Boss

C19: from dialect buss calf, perhaps ultimately from Latin bōs cow, ox

Synonyms for Boss

capital, champion, fine, fly, top, awesome, bang-up, excellent, first-rate, whiz-bang, wonderful