BOSS
\bˈɒs], \bˈɒs], \b_ˈɒ_s]\
Definitions of BOSS
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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(of persons) highest in rank or authority or office; "his arch rival"; "the boss man"; "the chief executive"; "head librarian"; "top administrators"
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raise in a relief; "embossed stationary"
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a person who exercises control and makes decisions; "he is his own boss now"
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a person who exercises control over workers; "if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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raise in a relief; "embossed stationary"
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a person who exercises control and makes decisions; "he is his own boss now"
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a person who exercises control over workers; "if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman"
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exceptionally good; "a boss hand at carpentry"; "his brag cornfield"
By Princeton University
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Any protuberant part; a round, swelling part or body; a knoblike process; as, a boss of wood.
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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.
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A projecting ornament placed at the intersection of the ribs of ceilings, whether vaulted or flat, and in other situations.
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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.
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The enlarged part of a shaft, on which a wheel is keyed, or at the end, where it is coupled to another.
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A swage or die used for shaping metals.
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A head or reservoir of water.
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To ornament with bosses; to stud.
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A master workman or superintendent; a director or manager; a political dictator.
By Oddity Software
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Any protuberant part; a round, swelling part or body; a knoblike process; as, a boss of wood.
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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.
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A projecting ornament placed at the intersection of the ribs of ceilings, whether vaulted or flat, and in other situations.
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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.
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The enlarged part of a shaft, on which a wheel is keyed, or at the end, where it is coupled to another.
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A swage or die used for shaping metals.
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A head or reservoir of water.
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To ornament with bosses; to stud.
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A master workman or superintendent; a director or manager; a political dictator.
By Noah Webster.
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An ornament of silver, ivory, or other material, which stands out on a flat surface; as, the boss ornamenting a shield; a knob; a raised ornament on a ceiling.
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To decorate with ornamental nails, knobs, or studs.
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A master-workman; a manager; a superintendent; colloquially, a political dictator.
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To hold mastery over; to direct; to manage.
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To be master.
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Bossy.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Bossy.
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To work in relief; emboss.
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A circular prominence; a knob; stud.
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To master; manage; dominate.
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A superintendent or employer; manager; foreman.
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A dictator of a political party.
By James Champlin Fernald
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A knob or stud: a raised or nament.
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To ornament with bosses.
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A master, an employer of labor, a politician who holds control of large patronage and uses his influence for selfish and partisan purposes. Also a name for the buffalo among Western huntsmen. (Amer.).
By Daniel Lyons
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A knob; stud; protuberance.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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