Boss

Quick meaning: Boss is a noun meaning One who is in charge or something.

Meaning

One who is in charge or something.

More Meanings

1. (video games) An enemy, often at the end of a level, that is particularly challenging and must be beaten in order to progress.
2. (transitive) To exercise authoritative control over; to tell (someone) what to do, often repeatedly.
3. A lump, protuberance, or swelling in an animal, person or object.
4. (archery) A target block, made of foam but historically made of hay bales, to which a target face is attached.
5. 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.
6. A head or reservoir of water.
7. (slang, US, Canada, Liverpool) Of excellent quality, first-rate.

Example Sentences

That is a boss Zefron poster.

For if, on the one hand, I bossed him and showed him what to do and how to do it, [...]

By YOU last night’s journey was actually bossed / Without you, I’m certain, we’d all have been lost.

Boy 2: He's the neatest looking guy on TV! Boy 3: I'll say! Boy 1: He sure is! Boy 3: Boy, the way he talks is really boss!

Word Forms

• bosses
• bossing
• bossed
• bosser
• bossest

Synonyms for boss

Depending on context, synonyms include administrator, chief, commander, director, governor, jefe.

Antonyms for boss

Common opposites include laborer, subordinate, worker.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include honcho, foreman, chief, hirer, important, top.

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