| NOUN | person | boss, foreman, chief, gaffer, honcho | a person who exercises control over workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| person | boss, hirer | a person responsible for hiring workers | |
| person | boss | a person who exercises control and makes decisions | |
| person | boss, party boss, political boss | a leader in a political party who controls votes and dictates appointments | |
| artifact | boss, knob | a circular rounded projection or protuberance | |
| ADJECTIVE | all | boss, brag | exceptionally good |
| VERB | contact | boss, emboss, stamp | raise in a relief |
| Sounds | baa's; bao's | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | albatross ... semigloss: 20 rhymes with aas... | |
| across ... toss: 21 rhymes with aos... | ||
| Meaning | exceptionally good. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "a boss hand at carpentry" | |
| Synonym | brag | |
| Broader | superior | Of high or superior quality or performance |
| Usage of | colloquialism | A colloquial expression |
| Meaning | A person who exercises control over workers. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | foreman, chief, gaffer, honcho | |
| Narrower | baas | South African term for 'boss' |
| ganger | The foreman of a work gang | |
| straw boss, assistant foreman | A member of a work gang who supervises the other workers | |
| Broader | supervisor | One who supervises or has charge and direction of |
| Spanish | capitoste, caporal, gaffer, jefa, jefe, patrona, patrón | |
| Catalan | capitost, cap, gaffer, patró, patrona | |
| Adjectives | bossy | offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power |
| Meaning | A person responsible for hiring workers. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "the boss hired three more men for the new job" | |
| Synonym | hirer | |
| Narrower | guvnor | (British slang) boss |
| old man | (slang) boss | |
| Broader | employer | A person or firm that employs workers |
| Spanish | jefa, jefe, patrona, patrón | |
| Catalan | cap, patró, patrona | |
| Meaning | A person who exercises control and makes decisions. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "he is his own boss now" | |
| Narrower | drug baron, drug lord | A person who controls an organization dealing in illegal drugs |
| Broader | leader | A person who rules or guides or inspires others |
| Spanish | jefa, jefe | |
| Catalan | cap | |
| Meaning | A leader in a political party who controls votes and dictates appointments. | |
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| Example | "party bosses have a reputation for corruption" | |
| Synonyms | party boss, political boss | |
| Broader | politician, politico, pol, political leader | A person active in party politics |
| Spanish | líder, líder político | |
| Catalan | líder polític | |
| Meaning | A circular rounded projection or protuberance. | |
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| Synonym | knob | |
| Narrower | knobble | A small knob |
| nailhead | flattened boss on the end of nail opposite to the point | |
| Broader | projection | Any structure that branches out from a central support |
| Spanish | saliente redondo | |
| Verbs | boss | raise in a relief |
| Meaning | Raise in a relief. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "embossed stationery" | |
| Synonyms | emboss, stamp | |
| Narrower | block | Stamp or emboss a title or design on a book with a block |
| Broader | impress, imprint | mark or stamp with or as if with pressure |
| Spanish | abollar, repujar | |
| Catalan | estampar en relleu | |
| Nouns | boss | a circular rounded projection or protuberance |
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