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boss

1  [baws, bos]
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–noun
1. a person who employs or superintends workers; manager.
2. a politician who controls the party organization, as in a particular district.
3. a person who makes decisions, exercises authority, dominates, etc.: My grandfather was the boss in his family.
–verb (used with object)
4. to be master of or over; manage; direct; control.
5. to order about, esp. in an arrogant manner.
–verb (used without object)
6. to be boss.
7. to be too domineering and authoritative.
–adjective
8. chief; master.
9. Slang. first-rate.
Origin:
1640–50, Americanism; < D baas master, foreman

Synonyms:
1. supervisor, head, foreman, chief, superintendent, administrator, overseer.

boss

2  [baws, bos]
–noun
1. Botany, Zoology. a protuberance or roundish excrescence on the body or on some organ of an animal or plant.
2. Geology. a knoblike mass of rock, esp. an outcrop of igneous or metamorphic rock.
3. an ornamental protuberance of metal, ivory, etc.; stud.
4. Architecture.
a. an ornamental, knoblike projection, as a carved keystone at the intersection of ogives.
b. a stone roughly formed and set in place for later carving.
5. Bookbinding. one of several pieces of brass or other metal inset into the cover of a book to protect the corners or edges or for decoration.
6. Machinery. a small projection on a casting or forging.
7. Nautical. a projecting part in a ship's hull, or in one frame of a hull, fitting around a propeller shaft.
–verb (used with object)
8. to ornament with bosses.
9. to emboss.
10. (in plumbing) to hammer (sheet metal, as lead) to conform to an irregular surface.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME boce < AF: lump, growth, boil; OF < VL *bottia, of uncert. orig.
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boss 1   (bôs, bŏs)   
n.  

    1. An employer or a supervisor.

    2. One who makes decisions or exercises authority.

  2. A professional politician who controls a party or a political machine.

v.   bossed, boss·ing, boss·es

v.   tr.

  1. To supervise or control. See Synonyms at supervise.

  2. To give orders to, especially in an arrogant or domineering manner: bossing us around.

v.   intr.
To be or act as a supervisor or controlling element.
adj.   Slang
First-rate; topnotch.

[Dutch baas, master.]
boss 2   (bôs, bŏs)   
n.  

  1. A circular protuberance or knoblike swelling, as on the horns of certain animals.

  2. A raised area used as ornamentation.

  3. Architecture A raised ornament, such as one at the intersection of the ribs in a vaulted roof.

    1. An enlarged part of a shaft to which another shaft is coupled or to which a wheel or gear is keyed.

    2. A hub, especially of a propeller.

tr.v.   bossed, boss·ing, boss·es
To emboss.

[Middle English boce, from Old French.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Slang Dictionary
boss

  1. mod.
    excellent; powerful; superior. : That is a boss tune.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

boss  (1)
"overseer," 1649, Amer.Eng., from Du. baas "a master," origin obscure; original sense seems to have been "uncle," so perhaps it is related to O.H.G. basa "aunt." The Du. form baas is attested in Eng. from 1625 as the standard title of a Du. ship's captain. Its popularity in U.S. may reflect egalitarian avoidance of master. The verb is from 1856. The slang adjective meaning "excellent" is first recorded 1880s. Bossy first recorded 1882; as a common cow name it represents L. bos "cow."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: boss
Pronunciation: 'bäs, 'bos
Function: noun
: a protuberant part or body boss on an animal's horn>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

boss (bôs)
n.

  1. A circumscribed rounded swelling; a protuberance.

  2. The prominence of a kyphosis or humpback.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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