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boss
(b/A/s )

noun (n)

  • a person who exercises control over workers(noun.person)
    Synonym:
    chief, foreman, gaffer, honcho
    source: wordnet30
  • a person responsible for hiring workers(noun.person)
    Example:
    The boss hired three more men for the new job.
    Synonym:
    hirer
    source: wordnet30
  • a person who exercises control and makes decisions(noun.person)
    Example:
    He is his own boss now.
    source: wordnet30
  • a leader in a political party who controls votes and dictates appointments(noun.person)
    Example:
    Party bosses have a reputation for corruption.
    Synonym:
    party boss, political boss
    source: wordnet30
  • a circular rounded projection or protuberance(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    knob
    source: wordnet30
  • Any protuberant part; a round, swelling part or body; a knoblike process; as, a boss of wood.(noun)
    source: webster1913
  • A master workman or superintendent; a director or manager; a political dictator.(noun)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • exceptionally good(adj.all)
    Example:
    A boss hand at carpentry.
    Synonym:
    brag
    source: wordnet30

verb (v)

  • raise in a relief(verb.contact)
    Example:
    Embossed stationery.
    Synonym:
    emboss, stamp
    source: wordnet30
  • To ornament with bosses; to stud.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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