boss
boss - English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation): IPA: /bɒs/
- (General American): IPA: /bɔs/
- (cot–caught merger, Canada): IPA: /bɑs/
Noun
boss (plural bosses)
- A person who oversees and directs the work of others; a supervisor.
- A person in charge of a business or company.
- Synonym: employer
- Chat turned to whisper when the boss entered the conference room.
- My boss complains that I'm always late to work.
- A leader, the head of an organized group or team.
- The head of a political party in a given region or district.
- Synonym: leader
- He is the Republican boss in Kentucky.
- (informal, especially India and MLE) A term of address to a man.
- Yes, boss.
- (video games) An enemy, often at the end of a level, that is particularly challenging and must be beaten in order to progress.
- Synonym: guardian
- (humorous) Wife.
- There's no olive oil; will sunflower oil do? — I'll have to run that by the boss.
Synonyms
- (person who oversees and directs the work of others): line manager, manager, supervisor
- (informal: term of address to a man): gov/guv (UK), guvnor (UK), mate (UK)
- See also boss
Derived terms
Terms derived from boss (noun, etymology 1)
- boss-eyed
- boss battle
- boss boy
- boss button
- boss fight
- boss head
- boss key
- bossless
- bossling
- boss rush
- boss up
- bossy
- fire boss
- like a boss
- midboss
- mini-boss
- miniboss
- one's own boss
- overboss
- pit-boss
- pit boss
- show someone who's boss
- show who's boss
- show who's the boss
- straw boss
- teach someone who's the boss
- teach who's boss
- teach who's the boss
- walking boss
- who died and made you boss
- you're the boss
Descendants
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Verb
boss (third-person singular simple present bosses, present participle bossing, simple past and past participle bossed)
- (transitive) To exercise authoritative control over; to tell (someone) what to do, often repeatedly.
- Synonyms: lord over, boss around
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Adjective
boss (not comparable)
- (slang, US, Canada, Liverpudlian) Of excellent quality, first-rate.
- That is a boss Zefron poster.
Noun
boss (plural bosses)
- A swelling, lump or protuberance in an animal, person or object.
- Coordinate term: tuberosity
- (geology) A lump-like mass of rock, especially one projecting through a stratum of different rock.
- A convex protuberance in hammered work, especially the rounded projection in the centre of a shield.
- (mechanics) A protrusion, frequently a cylinder of material that extends beyond a hole.
- (architecture) A knob or projection, usually at the intersection of ribs in a vault.
- (archery) A target block, made of foam but historically made of hay bales, to which a target face is attached.
- 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.
- A head or reservoir of water.
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Verb
boss (third-person singular simple present bosses, present participle bossing, simple past and past participle bossed)
- (transitive) To decorate with bosses; to emboss.
Noun
boss (plural bosses)
- (obsolete) A hassock or small seat, especially made from a bundle of straw.
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boss - French
Pronunciation
- IPA: /bɔs/
Noun
boss m or f by sense (plural boss or bosses)
- boss (leader)
- (video games) boss
boss - Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈbɔs/
- Hyphenation: bòss
Noun
boss m (invariable)
boss - Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
- bøss
Noun
boss n (definite singular bosset, uncountable)
Usage notes
Used mainly in the Bergen region.
Noun
boss m (definite singular bossen, indefinite plural bosser, definite plural bossene)
- (colloquial) boss, supervisor (someone who oversees work)
- boss (final enemy in a video game)
boss - Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
- IPA: /bɔsː/
Noun
boss n (definite singular bosset, uncountable)
- alternative form of bos
boss - Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA: /bɔs/
- Syllabification: boss
Noun
boss m pers
- (colloquial) boss (supervisor)
- Synonyms: szef, zwierzchnik
- (video games) boss (enemy in a video game)
Declension
boss - Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA: /bos/
Noun
boss m (uncountable)
Declension
singular | ||
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m gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
nominative/accusative | (un) boss | bossul |
genitive/dative | (unui) boss | bossului |
vocative | bossule |
boss - Swedish
Noun
boss c
- (video games) boss; final enemy
- (colloquial) boss, supervisor; someone who oversees work
- Synonym: chef
Declension
Declension of boss | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | boss | bossen | bossar | bossarna |
Genitive | boss | bossens | bossars | bossarnas |
Hyponyms
- (video games): mellanboss (“miniboss”), miniboss (“miniboss”), nivåboss (“level boss”), slutboss (“final boss”)
boss - Tagalog
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈbos/, [ˈbos]
Noun
boss
- Alternative spelling of bos