boss

Noun
  1. A person who exercises control over workers (synset 110123978)
    "if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman"
    is a type of: supervisor - one who supervises or has charge and direction of
    subtypes:
    same as: chief, foreman, gaffer, honcho
  2. A person responsible for hiring workers (synset 109887362)
    "the boss hired three more men for the new job"
    is a type of: employer - a person or firm that employs workers
    subtypes:
    same as: hirer
  3. A person who exercises control and makes decisions (synset 110123833)
    "he is his own boss now"
    is a type of: leader - a person who rules or guides or inspires others
    subtypes: drug baron, drug lord - a person who controls an organization dealing in illegal drugs
  4. A leader in a political party who controls votes and dictates appointments (synset 110422907)
    "party bosses have a reputation for corruption"
    is a type of: pol, political leader, politician, politico - a person active in party politics
    same as: party boss, political boss
  5. A circular rounded projection or protuberance (synset 103631406)
    is a type of: projection - any structure that branches out from a central support
    subtypes:
    • knobble - a small knob
    • nailhead - flattened boss on the end of nail opposite to the point
    same as: knob
Adjective
  1. Exceptionally good (synset 302350569)
    "a boss hand at carpentry"; "his brag cornfield"
    domain usage: colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
    similar to: superior - of high or superior quality or performance
    same as: brag
Verb
  1. Raise in a relief (synset 201534053)
    "embossed stationery"
    is a type of: impress, imprint - mark or stamp with or as if with pressure
    subtypes: block - stamp or emboss a title or design on a book with a block
    same as: emboss, stamp

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