noun

1. a person in authority over employees, as an employer, a manager, or a foreman
2. a person who controls a political machine or organization, as in a county
   often political boss

Etymology: Du baas, a master < MDu < ?

transitive verb

1. to act as boss of
2. Informal to order (a person) about; act bossy with

adjective

1. Informal chief
2. Slang excellent; fine

noun

1. a raised part or protruding ornament on a flat surface; a decorative knob, stud, etc.
2. Archit. an ornamental projecting piece, as at the intersection of the ribs of an arched roof
3. Geol. an exposed mass of intrusive igneous rock
4. Mech. the enlarged part of a shaft

Etymology: ME & OFr boce (Fr bosse), a hump, swelling, akin to It boccia, ball, bud

transitive verb

noun

Etymology: < ?