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Boss
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- 1 Of excellent quality, first-rate. Canada, US, slang
"That is a boss Zefron poster."
- 1 exceptionally good wordnet
- 1 A surname.
- 2 Initialism of Bond and Option Sales Strategy. US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
- 1 A person who oversees and directs the work of others; a supervisor.
"The boss of the company was going to Spain for work."
- 2 A swelling, lump or protuberance in an animal, person or object.; A lump-like mass of rock, especially one projecting through a stratum of different rock.
- 3 A hassock or small seat, especially made from a bundle of straw. obsolete
"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."
- 4 a circular rounded projection or protuberance wordnet
- 5 A person in charge of a business or company.
"Chat turned to whisper when the boss entered the conference room."
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- 6 A swelling, lump or protuberance in an animal, person or object.; A convex protuberance in hammered work, especially the rounded projection in the centre of a shield.
- 7 a person responsible for hiring workers wordnet
- 8 A leader, the head of an organized group or team.
"They named him boss because he had good leadership skills."
- 9 A swelling, lump or protuberance in an animal, person or object.; A protrusion; frequently a cylinder of material that extends beyond a hole.
"The seargent […] screwing a bipod into the threaded boss on the underside of the barrel would kill these animals […]"
- 10 a person who exercises control and makes decisions wordnet
- 11 The head of a political party in a given region or district.
"He is the Republican boss in Kentucky."
- 12 A swelling, lump or protuberance in an animal, person or object.; A knob or projection, usually at the intersection of ribs in a vault.
- 13 a person who exercises control over workers wordnet
- 14 A term of address to a man, especially a customer, but also sometimes to a friend or acquaintance of equal standing. India, Multicultural-London-English, Philippines, especially, informal
"Good to see you, boss."
- 15 A swelling, lump or protuberance in an animal, person or object.; A roughly cut stone set in place for later carving.
- 16 a leader in a political party who controls votes and dictates appointments wordnet
- 17 An enemy, often at the end of a level, that is particularly challenging and must be beaten in order to progress.
"Cuphead built a reputation for difficulty before release, but its boss battles are mostly about recognizing patterns than getting lucky against unfair bosses. Watching players ace their way through the game’s bosses is a spellbinding reminder that even tough games can be defeated easily with hard work."
- 18 A target block, made of foam but historically made of hay bales, to which a target face is attached.
- 19 One's wife. humorous
"There's no olive oil; will sunflower oil do? — I'll have to run that by the boss."
- 20 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.
"Boss, a short trough for holding water, when tiling the roof"
- 21 A head or reservoir of water.
- 1 To exercise authoritative control over; to tell (someone) what to do, often repeatedly. transitive
"By YOU last night’s journey was actually bossed / Without you, I’m certain, we’d all have been lost."
- 2 To decorate with bosses; to emboss. transitive
- 3 raise in a relief wordnet
Etymology
From Dutch baas, from Middle Dutch baes (“master of a household, friend”), from Old Dutch *baso (“uncle, kinsman”), from Proto-West Germanic *baswō, from Proto-Germanic *baswô (“uncle”), perhaps from Proto-Germanic *ba-, *bō- (“father, older male relative”), source also of the English terms babe, boy, bub, bully. Cognate with Middle Low German bās (“supervisor, foreman”), Old Frisian bas (“master”), hence Saterland Frisian Boas (“boss”), Old High German basa (“father's sister, cousin”), hence German Base (“aunt, cousin”). Originally a term of respect used to address an older relative. Later, in New Amsterdam, it began to mean a person in charge who is not a master. The video game sense is borrowed from Japanese ボス (bosu), in turn from English boss.
From Dutch baas, from Middle Dutch baes (“master of a household, friend”), from Old Dutch *baso (“uncle, kinsman”), from Proto-West Germanic *baswō, from Proto-Germanic *baswô (“uncle”), perhaps from Proto-Germanic *ba-, *bō- (“father, older male relative”), source also of the English terms babe, boy, bub, bully. Cognate with Middle Low German bās (“supervisor, foreman”), Old Frisian bas (“master”), hence Saterland Frisian Boas (“boss”), Old High German basa (“father's sister, cousin”), hence German Base (“aunt, cousin”). Originally a term of respect used to address an older relative. Later, in New Amsterdam, it began to mean a person in charge who is not a master. The video game sense is borrowed from Japanese ボス (bosu), in turn from English boss.
From Dutch baas, from Middle Dutch baes (“master of a household, friend”), from Old Dutch *baso (“uncle, kinsman”), from Proto-West Germanic *baswō, from Proto-Germanic *baswô (“uncle”), perhaps from Proto-Germanic *ba-, *bō- (“father, older male relative”), source also of the English terms babe, boy, bub, bully. Cognate with Middle Low German bās (“supervisor, foreman”), Old Frisian bas (“master”), hence Saterland Frisian Boas (“boss”), Old High German basa (“father's sister, cousin”), hence German Base (“aunt, cousin”). Originally a term of respect used to address an older relative. Later, in New Amsterdam, it began to mean a person in charge who is not a master. The video game sense is borrowed from Japanese ボス (bosu), in turn from English boss.
From Middle English bos, bose, boce, from Old French boce (“lump, bulge, protuberance, knot”), from Frankish *bottja, from Proto-Germanic *bautaną (“to hit, strike, beat”). Doublet of beat; see there for more.
From Middle English bos, bose, boce, from Old French boce (“lump, bulge, protuberance, knot”), from Frankish *bottja, from Proto-Germanic *bautaną (“to hit, strike, beat”). Doublet of beat; see there for more.
Apparently a corruption of bass.
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