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boss   (TTS Sound)

The noun boss has 5 senses

• foreman, chief, gaffer, honcho, boss -- (a person who exercises control over workers; "if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman")


• boss, hirer -- (a person responsible for hiring workers; "the boss hired three more men for the new job")


• boss -- (a person who exercises control and makes decisions; "he is his own boss now")


• party boss, political boss, boss -- (a leader in a political party who controls votes and dictates appointments; "party bosses have a reputation for corruption")


• knob, boss -- (a circular rounded projection or protuberance)

The verb boss has 1 sense

• emboss, boss, stamp -- (raise in a relief; "embossed stationery")

The adj boss has 1 sense

• boss, brag -- (exceptionally good; "a boss hand at carpentry"; "his brag cornfield")