ALL meanings of boss
boss
B b - countable noun boss Your boss is the person in charge of the organization or department where you work. 3
- countable noun boss If you are the boss in a group or relationship, you are the person who makes all the decisions. 3
- verb boss If you say that someone bosses you, you mean that they keep telling you what to do in a way that is irritating. 3
- verb boss Boss around, or in British English boss about, means the same as boss. 3
- noun boss a person in charge of or employing others 3
- noun boss a professional politician who controls a party machine or political organization, often using devious or illegal methods 3
- verb boss to employ, supervise, or be in charge of 3
- verb boss to be domineering or overbearing towards (others) 3
- adjective boss excellent; fine 3
- noun boss a knob, stud, or other circular rounded protuberance, esp an ornamental one on a vault, a ceiling, or a shield 3
- noun boss any of various protuberances or swellings in plants and animals 3
- noun boss an area of increased thickness, usually cylindrical, that strengthens or provides room for a locating device on a shaft, hub of a wheel, etc 3
- noun boss a similar projection around a hole in a casting or fabricated component 3
- noun boss an exposed rounded mass of igneous or metamorphic rock, esp the uppermost part of an underlying batholith 3
- verb boss to ornament with bosses; emboss 3
- noun boss a calf or cow 3
- noun acronym boss Bureau of State Security; a branch of the South African security police 3
- noun boss a person in authority over employees, as an employer, a manager, or a foreman 3
- noun boss a person who controls a political machine or organization, as in a county 3
- verb transitive boss to act as boss of 3
- verb transitive boss to order (a person) about; act bossy with 3
- adjective boss chief 3
- noun boss a raised part or protruding ornament on a flat surface; a decorative knob, stud, etc. 3
- noun boss an ornamental projecting piece, as at the intersection of the ribs of an arched roof 3
- noun boss an exposed mass of intrusive igneous rock 3
- noun boss the enlarged part of a shaft 3
- verb transitive boss to decorate with raised ornaments, metal studs, etc. 3
- noun boss cow1 3
- noun boss A boss is a cylindrical or rounded knob that projects from the surface of a part and provides a place for another object to attach onto it. 3
- noun boss a familiar name for a calf or cow. 1
- verb with object boss to ornament with bosses. 1
- verb with object boss to emboss. 1
- verb with object boss (in plumbing) to hammer (sheet metal, as lead) to conform to an irregular surface. 1
- verb without object boss to be boss. 1
- noun boss manager 1
- verb without object boss to be too domineering and authoritative. 1
- noun boss dominating person 1
- adjective boss hollow; empty. 1
- adjective boss excellent 1
- noun boss politics: leader 1
- noun boss master, leading 1
- noun Definition of boss in Technology Bridgport Operating System Software. A derivative of the ISO 1054 numerical machine control language for milling, etc. 1
- noun boss A swelling, lump or protuberance in an animal, person or object. 0
- noun boss (geology) A lump-like mass of rock, especially one projecting through a stratum of different rock. 0
- noun boss A convex protuberance in hammered work, especially the rounded projection in the centre of a shield. 0
- noun boss (mechanics) A protrusion, frequently a cylinder of material that extends beyond a hole. 0
- noun boss (architecture) A knob or projection, usually at the intersection of ribs in a vault. 0
- noun boss (archery) the target block, made of foam but historically made of hay bales, to which a target face is attached. 0
- noun boss 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. 0
- noun boss A head or reservoir of water. 0