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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
boss
adj 1: exceptionally good; "a boss hand at carpentry"; "his brag
cornfield" [syn: boss, brag]
n 1: a person who exercises control over workers; "if you want
to leave early you have to ask the foreman" [syn:
foreman, chief, gaffer, honcho, boss]
2: a person responsible for hiring workers; "the boss hired
three more men for the new job" [syn: boss, hirer]
3: a person who exercises control and makes decisions; "he is
his own boss now"
4: a leader in a political party who controls votes and dictates
appointments; "party bosses have a reputation for corruption"
[syn: party boss, political boss, boss]
5: a circular rounded projection or protuberance [syn: knob,
boss]
v 1: raise in a relief; "embossed stationery" [syn: emboss,
boss, stamp]
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Boss \Boss\ (b[o^]s), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bossed (b[o^]st); p.
pr. & vb. n. Bossing.] [OE. bocen, fr. OF. bocier. See the
preceding word.]
To ornament with bosses; to stud.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Boss \Boss\, n. [D. baas master.]
A master workman or superintendent; a director or manager; a
political dictator. [Slang, U. S.]
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Boss \Boss\ (b[o^]s; 115), n.; pl. Bosses (-[e^]z). [OE. boce,
bose, boche, OF. boce, boche, bosse, F. bosse, of G. origin;
cf. OHG. b[=o]zo tuft, bunch, OHG. b[=o]zan, MHG. b[^o]zen,
to beat. See Beat, and cf. Botch a swelling.]
1. Any protuberant part; a round, swelling part or body; a
knoblike process; as, a boss of wood.
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2. 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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3. (Arch.) A projecting ornament placed at the intersection
of the ribs of ceilings, whether vaulted or flat, and in
other situations.
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4. [Cf. D. bus box, Dan. b["o]sse.] 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. --Gwilt.
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5. (Mech.)
(a) The enlarged part of a shaft, on which a wheel is
keyed, or at the end, where it is coupled to another.
(b) A swage or die used for shaping metals.
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6. A head or reservoir of water. [Obs.]
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5. V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (February 2016) |
BOSS
Basic OS Software for BASIC (OS, BASIC)
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6. V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (February 2016) |
BOSS
BSI OSS Security Suite (BSI, OSS)
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7. V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (February 2016) |
BOSS
Bus Owner/Supervisor/Selector (FireWire)
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8. The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018) |
BOSS
Bridgport Operating System Software. A derivative of the ISO
1054 numerical machine control language for milling, etc.
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Thesaurus Results for boss:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
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