boss

Noun · Verb · Adjective
Synonyms: foremanchiefgafferhonchohirerparty bosspolitical bossknobembossstampbrag

WordNet 3.0

Noun (5)

  1. a person who exercises control over workers“if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman”Synonyms: foremanchiefgafferhoncho
  2. a person responsible for hiring workers“the boss hired three more men for the new job”Synonyms: hirer
  3. a person who exercises control and makes decisions“he is his own boss now”
  4. a leader in a political party who controls votes and dictates appointments“party bosses have a reputation for corruption”Synonyms: party bosspolitical boss
  5. a circular rounded projection or protuberanceSynonyms: knob

Verb (1)

  1. raise in a relief“embossed stationery”Synonyms: embossstamp

Adjective (1)

  1. exceptionally good“a boss hand at carpentry”“his brag cornfield”Synonyms: brag
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Boss \Boss\ (b[o^]s), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bossed (b[o^]st); p. pr. & vb. n. Bossing.] [OE. bocen, fr. OF. bocier. See the preceding word.] To ornament with bosses; to stud. [1913 Webster]
Boss \Boss\, n. [D. baas master.] A master workman or superintendent; a director or manager; a political dictator. [Slang, U. S.] [1913 Webster]
Boss \Boss\ (b[o^]s; 115), n.; pl. Bosses (-[e^]z). [OE. boce, bose, boche, OF. boce, boche, bosse, F. bosse, of G. origin; cf. OHG. b[=o]zo tuft, bunch, OHG. b[=o]zan, MHG. b[^o]zen, to beat. See Beat, and cf. Botch a swelling.]

1.Any protuberant part; a round, swelling part or body; a knoblike process; as, a boss of wood. [1913 Webster]

2.A protuberant ornament on any work, either of different material from that of the work or of the same, as upon a buckler or bridle; a stud; a knob; the central projection of a shield. See Umbilicus. [1913 Webster]

3.(Arch.) A projecting ornament placed at the intersection of the ribs of ceilings, whether vaulted or flat, and in other situations. [1913 Webster]

4.[Cf. D. bus box, Dan. b["o]sse.] 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. --Gwilt. [1913 Webster]

5.(Mech.) (a) The enlarged part of a shaft, on which a wheel is keyed, or at the end, where it is coupled to another. (b) A swage or die used for shaping metals. [1913 Webster]

6.A head or reservoir of water. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

Free On-line Dictionary of Computing

BOSS

Bridgport Operating System Software. A derivative of the ISO 1054 numerical machine control language for milling, etc.

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