boss

noun

1. 1

   One who is in charge of something. One who oversees and directs the work of others; a supervisor.

   The boss of the company was going to Spain for work.

   Rule Number Two: Always treat the boss as if he's blind and stupid.

   We have some vindictive people as bosses, and you don’t want to be the target of their wrath.

2. 2

   One who is in charge of something. A person in charge of a business or company.

   Chat turned to whisper when the boss entered the conference room.

   My boss complains that I'm always late to work.

   "Our Boss has resigned!" said Joe Chandler slowly, impressively. "No! Not the Commissioner o’ Police?" exclaimed Bunting.

3. 3

   One who is in charge of something. A leader, the head of an organized group or team.

   They named him boss because he had good leadership skills.

4. 4

   One who is in charge of something. The head of a political party in a given region or district.

   He is the Republican boss in Kentucky.

5. 5

   One who is in charge of something. 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. 6

   One who is in charge of something. One's wife.

   There's no olive oil; will sunflower oil do? — I'll have to run that by the boss.

7. 7

   informalOne who is in charge of something. 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. 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 work.

verb

1. 1

   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.

   His sisters bossed him and spoiled him. All their lives he was to go on being their little brother, who could do no wrong, because he was the baby; [...]

   She bossed him, and he's never gotten over it. She still orders him around, and instead of telling her to go soak her head, he just says 'Yes, ma'am' as weak as a newborn jellyfish [...]

   For if, on the one hand, I bossed him and showed him what to do and how to do it, [...]

adjective

1. 1

   slangOf excellent quality, first-rate.

   That is a boss Zefron poster.

   Boy 2: He's the neatest looking guy on TV! Boy 3: I'll say! Boy 1: He sure is! Boy 3: Boy, the way he talks is really boss!

noun

1. 1

   A lump, protuberance, or swelling in an animal, person or object. A lump-like mass of rock, especially one projecting through a stratum of different rock.

2. 2

   A lump, protuberance, or swelling in an animal, person or object. A convex protuberance in hammered work, especially the rounded projection in the centre of a shield.

3. 3

   A lump, protuberance, or swelling in an animal, person or object. 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.

   The seargent […] screwing a bipod into the threaded boss on the underside of the barrel would kill these animals […]

4. 4

   A lump, protuberance, or swelling in an animal, person or object. A knob or projection, usually at the intersection of ribs in a vault.

5. 5

   A lump, protuberance, or swelling in an animal, person or object. A roughly cut stone set in place for later carving.

6. 6

   A target block, made of foam but historically made of hay bales, to which a target face is attached.

7. 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. 8

   A head or reservoir of water.

verb

1. 1

   To decorate with bosses; to emboss.

noun

1. 1

   obsoleteA 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.

Forms

plural

bosses

comparative

bosser

superlative

bossest

past tense

bossed

past participle

bossed

present participle

bossing

third person singular

bosses