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| 1. | [ noun ] (work) a person who exercises control over workers | |
| Synonyms: | foreman chief honcho gaffer | |
| Examples: | "if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman" |
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| Related terms: | leader supervisor straw_boss ganger baas | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (work) a person responsible for hiring workers | |
| Synonyms: | hirer | |
| Examples: | "the boss hired three more men for the new job" |
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| Related terms: | employer guvnor old_man hire | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] (of persons) highest in rank or authority or office | |
| Synonyms: | top chief head arch | |
| Examples: | "his arch rival" "the boss man" "the chief executive" "head librarian" "top administrators" |
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| Related terms: | important | |
| 4. | [ noun ] a person who exercises control and makes decisions | |
| Examples: | "he is his own boss now" |
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| Related terms: | leader drug_baron | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] (informal) exceptionally good | |
| Synonyms: | brag | |
| Examples: | "a boss hand at carpentry" "his brag cornfield" |
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| Related terms: | colloquialism superior | |
| 6. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 3714 | |
| 7. | [ noun ] (politics) a leader in a political party who controls votes and dictates appointments | |
| Synonyms: | political_boss party_boss | |
| Examples: | "party bosses have a reputation for corruption" |
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| Related terms: | politician | |
| 8. | [ noun ] a rounded projection or protuberance | |
| Synonyms: | knob | |
| Related terms: | projection knobble pommel nailhead emboss | |
| 9. | [ verb ] raise in a relief | |
| Synonyms: | emboss stamp | |
| Examples: | "embossed stationary" |
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| Related terms: | impress block relief knob stamp | |
| 10. | [ noun ] ornament consisting of a circular rounded protuberance (as on a vault or shield or belt) | |
| Synonyms: | rivet stud | |
| Related terms: | decoration nailhead dot | |
| Similar spelling: |
Bosse Bossi bossy Bos Bossie Bose Boes Boos bosc bosh bosk Boso Boas Bosco Bowes bowse Books Boise bosky Boose Bosio bosie Boese bouse Boyes Bosch Boggs Boisse boyish Boesch Bosque Bouska Boscia Boissy Bok bog box Boocks Boushie Boschee Boza bogy Boaz boxy Boxx Boze Bock Book bozo |
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