Boss

noun bosses

1. One who oversees and directs the work of others; a supervisor. The boss of the company was going to Spain for work.
2. A person in charge of a business or company. Chat turned to whisper when the boss entered the conference room.
3. A leader, the head of an organized group or team. They named him boss because he had good leadership skills.
4. The head of a political party in a given region or district. He is the Republican boss in Kentucky.
5. Australia The male owner or man in charge of a large rural property. Above all, she must not tell the boss of any little irregularity she may see.
6. humorous One's wife. There's no olive oil; will sunflower oil do? — I'll have to run that by the boss.
7. India, Multicultural London English, Philippines, especially, informal A term of address to a man, especially a customer; sometimes also to a friend or acquaintance of equal standing. Good to see you, boss.
8. An enemy, often at the end of a level, that is particularly challenging and must be beaten in order to progress. Cuphead built a reputation for difficulty before release, but its boss battles are mostly about recognizing patterns than getting lucky against unfair bosses. Watching players ace their way through the game’s bosses is a spellbinding reminder that even tough games can be defeated easily with hard wo

Similar: administrator, boss, chief, commander, director, governor, jefe, head, head man, higher-up, honcho, leader

verb bosses · bossing · bossed

1. transitive To exercise authoritative control over; to tell (someone) what to do, often repeatedly. By YOU last night’s journey was actually bossed / Without you, I’m certain, we’d all have been lost.

adjective bosser · bossest

1. Canada, US, slang Of excellent quality, first-rate. That is a boss Zefron poster.

noun bosses

1. A lump-like mass of rock, especially one projecting through a stratum of different rock.
2. A convex protuberance in hammered work, especially the rounded projection in the centre of a shield.
3. A protrusion; frequently a cylinder of material that extends beyond a hole. To the upper part of the frame a chain is attached, and if the screw shaft be drawn back out of the boss, the square frame may be hove up by carrying the chain to a winch—the sliding block maintaining the frame in the perpendicular position.
4. A knob or projection, usually at the intersection of ribs in a vault.
5. A roughly cut stone set in place for later carving.
6. A target block, made of foam but historically made of hay bales, to which a target face is attached.
7. 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. Boss, a short trough for holding water, when tiling the roof
8. A head or reservoir of water.

Similar: administrator, boss, chief, commander, director, governor, jefe, head, head man, higher-up, honcho, leader

verb bosses · bossing · bossed

1. transitive To decorate with bosses; to emboss.

noun bosses

1. obsolete A hassock or small seat, especially made from a bundle of straw. All were waiting : uncle Charles, who sat far away in the shadow of the window, Dante and Mr Casey, who sat in the easy chairs at either side of the hearth, Stephen, seated on a chair between them, his feet resting on a toasting boss.

Similar: administrator, boss, chief, commander, director, governor, jefe, head, head man, higher-up, honcho, leader

proper noun

1. A surname.

proper noun

1. US, abbreviation, acronym Acronym of Bond and Option Sales Strategy.Bond and Option Sales Strategy