A boss is an authority figure, often the person who tells you what to do at work. If you work as a waiter, your boss might be the restaurant manager.
Any protuberant part; a round, swelling part or body; a knoblike process;
Noun
a circular rounded projection or protuberance
Noun
a person responsible for hiring workers; "the boss hired three more men for the new job"
Noun
a person who exercises control and makes decisions; "he is his own boss now"
Noun
a person who exercises control over workers; "if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman"
Noun
a leader in a political party who controls votes and dictates appointments; "party bosses have a reputation for corruption"
Verb
raise in a relief; "embossed stationary"
Adjective S.
exceptionally good; "a boss hand at carpentry"; "his brag cornfield"
n.
Any protuberant part; a round, swelling part or body; a
knoblike process; as, a boss of wood.
n.
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.
n.
A projecting ornament placed at the intersection of the ribs
of ceilings, whether vaulted or flat, and in other situations.
n.
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.
n.
The enlarged part of a shaft, on which a wheel is keyed, or
at the end, where it is coupled to another.
n.
A swage or die used for shaping metals.
n.
A head or reservoir of water.
v. t.
To ornament with bosses; to stud.
n.
A master workman or superintendent; a director or manager; a
political dictator.
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Any protuberant part; a round, swelling part or body; a knoblike process;
To ornament with bosses; to stud.
A master workman or superintendent; a director or manager; a political dictator.
Usage Examples
I was well motivated. What I wanted to do was work for myself. I had twenty two jobs before I started my business at the age of twenty three and I didn't want one more boss telling me what to do. So I was motivated simply because I didn't want a boss.
A Boss in Heaven is the best excuse for a boss on earth, therefore If God did exist, he would have to be abolished.
A Harvard Medical School study has determined that rectal thermometers are still the best way to tell a baby's temperature. Plus, it really teaches the baby who's boss.
A group or an artist shouldn't get his money until his boss gets his.
My husband had a very strong identity and was successful in his life. Thank God for that. There's no way I can control him. I wouldn't stay married to him if I felt I could. I can readily take my business personality into the home. But he forces me to be a partner rather than the boss.
I was into the Mets because my Dad worked at IBM where he got free Mets tickets, so I was into the Mets... then I got to 'Saturday Night Live' where my boss has unbelievable N.Y. Yankees tickets, so he invites us to the games. I'm going to all the games, so I might as well root for the team I'm gonna go sit with.
My dad saw my husband's boss at a conference, and he said to stop paying my husband until we produce children.
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Other Usage ExamplesIt is funny because the guy who is my boss now, Howard Stern, has a similarity there. He got big being a regular guy. He wasn't the greatest looking guy in the world.
Being the boss anywhere is lonely. Being a female boss in a world of mostly men is especially so.
A good boss makes his men realize they have more ability than they think they have so that they consistently do better work than they thought they could.
Left to themselves, things tend to go from bad to worse. Murphy's First Corollary If you tell the boss you were late for work because you had a flat tire, the next morning you will have a flat tire.
If I can bring joy into the world, if I can get people to stop thinking about their pain for a moment, or the fact the tomorrow morning they're going to get up and tell their boss off... then I'll be successful.
I loved it, but social reality impeded. Now I wander in here at 9 in the morning or so, and come back for a while in the afternoon. I am a very lenient boss.
I'm a spoilt brat. I thought I was just going to walk in and make movies. But I'd been my own boss for so long that all of a sudden to be facing a roomful of people who were niggling over every little scene... I just thought I'd go back and draw my comics and have a happy life.
By working faithfully eight hours a day you may eventually get to be boss and work twelve hours a day.
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