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Boss

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Noun

1. boss, chief, foreman, gaffer, honcho

a person who exercises control over workers

Example Sentences:
'if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman'

2. boss, hirer

a person responsible for hiring workers

Example Sentences:
'the boss hired three more men for the new job'

3. boss

a person who exercises control and makes decisions

Example Sentences:
'he is his own boss now'

4. boss, party boss, political boss

a leader in a political party who controls votes and dictates appointments

Example Sentences:
'party bosses have a reputation for corruption'

5. boss, knob

a circular rounded projection or protuberance

Verb

6. boss, emboss, stamp

raise in a relief

Example Sentences:
'embossed stationery'

Adjective

7. boss, brag

exceptionally good

Example Sentences:
'a boss hand at carpentry'
'his brag cornfield'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Boss

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noun
1. 
a person in charge of or employing others
2. mainly US
a professional politician who controls a party machine or political organization, often using devious or illegal methods
verb
3. 
to employ, supervise, or be in charge of
4. (usually foll by around or about)
to be domineering or overbearing towards (others)
adjective
5. slang
excellent; fine
a boss hand at carpentry
that's boss!
noun
1. 
a knob, stud, or other circular rounded protuberance, esp an ornamental one on a vault, a ceiling, or a shield
2. biology
any of various protuberances or swellings in plants and animals
3. 
a. 
an area of increased thickness, usually cylindrical, that strengthens or provides room for a locating device on a shaft, hub of a wheel, etc
b. 
a similar projection around a hole in a casting or fabricated component
4. 
an exposed rounded mass of igneous or metamorphic rock, esp the uppermost part of an underlying batholith
verb (transitive)
5. 
to ornament with bosses; emboss
nounWord forms: plural bosses or bossies
a calf or cow
noun acronym for (formerly)
Bureau of State Security; a branch of the South African security police

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Boss

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noun
1. 
a person in authority over employees, as an employer, a manager, or a foreman
2. 
a person who controls a political machine or organization, as in a county
: often political boss
verb transitive
3. 
to act as boss of
4.  Informal
to order (a person) about; act bossy with
adjective
5.  Informal
chief
6.  Slang
excellent; fine
noun
1. 
a raised part or protruding ornament on a flat surface; a decorative knob, stud, etc.
2.  Architecture
an ornamental projecting piece, as at the intersection of the ribs of an arched roof
3.  Geology
an exposed mass of intrusive igneous rock
4.  Mechanics
the enlarged part of a shaft
verb transitive
5. 
to decorate with raised ornaments, metal studs, etc.
noun
pet term for; Informal
cow1

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Boss

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n.
1.
a. An employer or supervisor.
b. One who makes decisions or exercises authority.
2. A professional politician who controls a party or a political machine.
tr.v. bossed, boss·ing, boss·es
To give orders to, especially in an arrogant or domineering manner: bossing us around.
adj.
Slang
First-rate; topnotch.
n.
1. A circular protuberance or knoblike swelling, as on the horns of certain animals.
2. A raised area used as ornamentation.
3. Architecture A raised ornament, such as one at the intersection of the ribs in a vaulted roof.
4.
a. An enlarged part of a shaft to which another shaft is coupled or to which a wheel or gear is keyed.
b. A hub, especially of a propeller.
tr.v. bossed, boss·ing, boss·es
To emboss.
n.
A cow or calf.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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