BOSS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

I. (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A circular rounded projection or protuberance

Synonyms:

boss; knob

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("boss" is a kind of...):

projection (any structure that branches out from a central support)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "boss"):

knobble (a small knob)

nailhead (flattened boss on the end of nail opposite to the point)

Derivation:

boss (raise in a relief)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A person responsible for hiring workers

Example:

the boss hired three more men for the new job

Synonyms:

boss; hirer

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("boss" is a kind of...):

employer (a person or firm that employs workers)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "boss"):

guvnor ((British slang) boss)

old man ((slang) boss)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A person who exercises control and makes decisions

Example:

he is his own boss now

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("boss" is a kind of...):

leader (a person who rules or guides or inspires others)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "boss"):

drug baron; drug lord (a person who controls an organization dealing in illegal drugs)

Sense 4

Meaning:

A person who exercises control over workers

Example:

if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman

Synonyms:

boss; chief; foreman; gaffer; honcho

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("boss" is a kind of...):

supervisor (one who supervises or has charge and direction of)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "boss"):

baas (South African term for 'boss')

ganger (the foreman of a work gang)

assistant foreman; straw boss (a member of a work gang who supervises the other workers)

Derivation:

bossy (offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power)

Sense 5

Meaning:

A leader in a political party who controls votes and dictates appointments

Example:

party bosses have a reputation for corruption

Synonyms:

boss; party boss; political boss

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("boss" is a kind of...):

pol; political leader; politician; politico (a person active in party politics)

II. (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Exceptionally good

Example:

his brag cornfield

Synonyms:

boss; brag

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

superior (of high or superior quality or performance)

Domain usage:

colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)

III. (verb)

Verb forms

Present simple: I / you / we / they boss ... he / she / it bosses

Past simple: bossed

Past participle: bossed

-ing form: bossing

Sense 1

Meaning:

Raise in a relief

Example:

embossed stationery

Synonyms:

boss; emboss; stamp

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "boss" is one way to...):

impress; imprint (mark or stamp with or as if with pressure)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "boss"):

block (stamp or emboss a title or design on a book with a block)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

boss (a circular rounded projection or protuberance)

Credits

Context examples:

This solar eclipse is opposite your Sun, so take care of the men in your life, including your father, brother, husband, or male boss.