boss
1 (bôs, bŏs)
[Dutch baas, master.]
noun
- An employer or a supervisor.
- One who makes decisions or exercises authority.
- A professional politician who controls a party or a political machine.
verb: bossed, boss·ing, boss·es.
transitive verb
- To supervise or control. See synonyms at supervise
- To give orders to, especially in an arrogant or domineering manner: bossing us around.
intransitive verb
- To be or act as a supervisor or controlling element.
adjective
Slang- First-rate; topnotch.
boss
2 (bôs, bŏs)
[Middle English boce, from Old French.]
noun
- A circular protuberance or knoblike swelling, as on the horns of certain animals.
- A raised area used as ornamentation.
- Architecture A raised ornament, such as one at the intersection of the ribs in a vaulted roof.
- An enlarged part of a shaft to which another shaft is coupled or to which a wheel or gear is keyed.
- A hub, especially of a propeller.
transitive verb: bossed, boss·ing, boss·es.
- To emboss.
boss
3 (bôs, bŏs)
[Perhaps ultimately from Latin bōs; see bovine.]
noun
- A cow or calf.
