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English

Etymology

From Dutch baas a term of respect originally used to address an older relative. Later, in New Amsterdam, it began to mean a person in charge who is not a master.

Pronunciation


Adjective

  1. of excellent quality, first-rate


Noun

  1. A person in charge of a business or company.
  2. :* Chat turned to whisper when the boss entered the conference room.
  3. A person who oversees and directs the work of others; a supervisor; someone who fires people.
  4. :* My boss complains that I'm always late to work.
  5. A leader, the head of an organized group or team.
  6. :* They named him boss because he had good leadership skills.
  7. The head of a political party in a given region or district.
  8. :* He is the Republican boss in Kentucky.
  9. In the Context of A protrusion, frequently a cylinder of material that extends beyond a hole.
  10. A knob or projection, usually at the intersection of ribs in a vault.
  11. a hassock or footrest
  12. the strengthened area at the centre of a shield to the hand grip, which is attached to the rear of the boss. The boss is frequently made of metal even when the remainder of the shield is of wood or leather
  13. a final enemy in a video game that is particularly challenging and must be beaten in order to progress onto another level, or complete the game


Quotations

;hassock

  1. :* 1916: 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. - w:James Joyce|James Joyce, ''w:Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man|Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (Macmillan Press Ltd, paperback, 36)


Translations

Verb

  1. To exercise authoritative control; to lord over; to boss around; to tell someone what to do, often repeatedly.
  2. :* You aren't my father. You can't boss me around!.
  3. To decorate with bosses; to emboss.


Translations

;emboss - see translations at that entry

Category:Dutch derivations

fa:boss fr:boss io:boss id:boss it:boss lo:boss hu:boss pt:boss ru:boss sr:boss fi:boss sv:boss ta:boss te:boss vi:boss zh:boss

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English 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]
GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Boss \Boss\, n. [D. baas master.]
A master workman or superintendent; a director or manager; a
political dictator. [Slang, U. S.]
[1913 Webster]
GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English 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]
WordNet boss
adj : exceptionally good; "a boss hand at carpentry"; "his brag
cornfield" [syn: brag]
n 1: a person who exercises control over workers; "if you want to
leave early you have to ask the foreman" [syn: foreman,
chief, gaffer, honcho]
2: a person responsible for hiring workers; "the boss hired
three more men for the new job" [syn: 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" [syn: party boss, political boss]
5: a circular rounded projection or protuberance [syn: knob]
v : raise in a relief; "embossed stationary" [syn: emboss, stamp]
Moby Dictionary
A per se , Big Brother , OK , ace , ace-high , administrator , anaglyph ,
ascendant , at the head , auditor , bad , bang-up , bas-relief ,
big cheese , bilge , blain , bleb , blister , blob , boatswain , bonzer ,
bow , bubble , bulb , bulge , bulla , bully , bump , bunch , burl ,
but good , button , bwana , cacique , cahot , cameo , cameo glass ,
capital , cavo-rilievo , champion , chaperon , chase , chef , chief ,
chieftain , chine , church dignitary , clump , coarsen , cock , colophon ,
command , commander , commanding , comptroller , concavity , condyle ,
control , controller , controlling , convex , convexity , cool , corking ,
crackerjack , cut glass , dactylogram , dactylograph , dandy , dean ,
delicious , dent , dint , direct , director , dominant , dominate ,
domineer , dowel , ducky , ear , ecclesiarch , elder , emboss ,
embossment , employer , excrescence , fab , famous , fine ,
fine and dandy , fingerprint , first-rate , flange , flap ,
floor manager , floorman , floorwalker , footmark , footprint ,
footstep , foreman , fossil footprint , fugleman , gaffer , gall ,
ganger , gear , general , genius , glyph , glyptograph , gnarl , goodman ,
governing , governor , granulate , great , groovy , guru , handle , head ,
headman , heavy , hegemonic , hegemonistic , hierarch , high relief ,
higher-up , hill , himself , honcho , horripilate , hot , hump , hunch ,
hunky-dory , husband , ichnite , ichnolite , impress , impression ,
imprint , in ascendancy , in charge , in chief , in the ascendant ,
indent , indentation , indention , inspector , intaglio ,
intaglio rilevato , intaglio rilievo , jam-up , jog , joggle ,
just dandy , keen , keep in order , keynoter , kingpin , knob , knot ,
knur , knurl , laureate , leader , leading , liege , liege lord , lip ,
loop , lord , lord it over , lord paramount , low relief , lump ,
man higher up , manage , manager , managing director , marvy , mask ,
master , mean , medal , medallion , mole , monitor , mountain , neat ,
nevus , nifty , nobby , noncommissioned officer , nonpareil , nub ,
nubbin , nubble , okay , order about , out of sight , overlook ,
overlord , overman , oversee , overseeing , overseer , owner , pad ,
padrone , papilloma , paragon , paramount , paterfamilias , patriarch ,
patron , paw print , pawmark , peachy , peachy-keen , peg , pimple ,
plaquette , policy maker , predominant , predominate , prepollent ,
preponderant , preponderate , prepotent , president , prevalent , prexy ,
principal , print , proctor , prodigy , proprietor , pug , pugmark ,
quarterback , rabbi , raise , regnant , regulating , regulative ,
regulatory , reigning , relief , relievo , rib , ride herd on , ridge ,
ring , ringleader , ripping , rough , rough up , roughen , ruler , ruling ,
rum , run , sachem , sahib , scrumptious , sculptured glass , seal ,
seigneur , seignior , senior , shoulder , sigil , signet , sirdar ,
slap-up , slave driver , smashing , solid , something else , sovereign ,
spiffing , spiffy , spine , stamp , stand over , standard-bearer , star ,
starets , step , straw boss , stud , stunning , style , subforeman ,
super , superintend , superintendent , superior , superman , superstar ,
supervise , supervising , supervisor , supervisory , supreme , survey ,
surveyor , swell , tab , take care of , take charge , taskmaster ,
teacher , the greatest , the most , thumbmark , thumbprint , top ,
top dog , tough , tubercle , tubercule , verruca , vesicle , vestige ,
virtuoso , visitor , wale , wart , welt , wizard


BOSS Basic OS Software for BASIC (OS, BASIC)
FOLDOC BOSS

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


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