boss

IPA: bˈɑs

noun

  • 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, MLE and Philippines) 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.
  • 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.
  • (obsolete) A hassock or small seat, especially made from a bundle of straw.
  • A surname.
  • (US, finance) Initialism of Bond and Option Sales Strategy.

verb

  • (transitive) To exercise authoritative control over; to tell (someone) what to do, often repeatedly.
  • (transitive) To decorate with bosses; to emboss.

adjective

  • (slang, US, Canada, Liverpool) Of excellent quality, first-rate.
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Examples of "boss" in Sentences

  • Her boss is prescriptive.
  • They debilitated the boss.
  • The people defrocked the boss.
  • The villian vitiated their boss.
  • The Boss has become The Booster.
  • Medusa was the boss of the horde.
  • The sides of the boss are undercut.
  • He is one of the undercover bosses.
  • He is the boss of the Detroit syndicate.
  • Beelzemon is the boss of the Digital Dungeon.

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