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boss¹ Definition

☆ boss (bôs, bäs)

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

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

boss² Definition

boss (bôs, bäs)

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

to decorate with raised ornaments, metal studs, etc.

boss³ Definition

boss (bäs, bôs)

noun

Informal cow

Etymology: < ?

boss Synonyms

boss

n.

supervisor, manager, person in charge; see administrator, chief 1, foreman.

boss Usage Examples

Object

  • midfield: He has bossed the midfield, chipped in with valuable goals and Saints are a much weaker side without their talisman.

Converse of object

  • impress: I mean moost people try to impress the boss in their first match, he did his best to upset him!
  • bully: Bullying bosses who continually criticize will add to the problem.
  • defeat: The battles are fun and challenging and you will find that you have to use a certain way in which to defeat the bosses.
  • urge: Furthermore, tif. members urged company bosses to think twice before revealing their status in an ' away from office ' email signature.

Adjective modifier

  • former: His former boss Frank Lynch has threaten to sue West Midlands Police over the issue.
  • ruthless: This is especially so if you screw up an objective, when the ruthless boss won't miss a moment to berate you.
  • Celtic: The Celtic boss has moved for the former Rennes star after PSV Eindhoven demanded £ 5m for Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink.
  • assistant: Steve Round, who was Steve McClaren's assistant boss, reverts to head coach.
  • Vodafone: Vodafone boss Arun Sarin has set his company a target of winning 10 million 3G phone users by March 2006.
  • own: Be my own boss I didn't do too well at school.

Modifies a noun

  • stephen: Growth boss stephen the best view than dick morris on an nr.
  • battle: The boss battles that finish each kingdom are another of the high spots of the game.
  • monster: Exploration of dungeons is a very enjoyable experience as is cooperatively taking down fiends and boss monsters.

Noun used with modifier

  • caretaker: Alan Curtis steps up as caretaker boss at the Vetch.
  • mob: The con involves taking cash from a bar owner ( Gambon ) who's in debt to a ruthless mob boss ( Richardson ).
  • wolf: Wolves boss Dave Jones was reported to have convinced officials Lescott was ready to move up to the Under 21's level.
  • riches: A year in the life of Backtrack Rags to riches boss races to revive.. .
  • stalagmite: A chamber to the east of the hall contains a massive stalagmite boss and some impressive gour pools.
  • gang: Luckily for him the gang bosses send aides into another conference room to work out the banking details.
boss Quotes

Iasked why he was a priest and hesaid that if you haveto work for anybody an absentee boss is best.

—Winterson,Jeanette

boss there is always a comforting thought in time of trouble when it is not our trouble 554

—Marquis, Don(ald Robert Perry)

All of us write plays in our heads all the time†before we're going to visit our girl friend, before we're going to talk to a bossöwe rehearse.

—Mamet, David Alan

The person who knows'how' will always have a job. The person who knows 'why' will always be his boss.

—Ravitch, Diane Silvers