boss
/bɔs/noun, verb, adjective1 syllable
Boss means: a person who exercises control over workers.
Synonyms for boss27
noun, as in a leader in a political party who controls votes and dictates appointments
noun, as in a person responsible for hiring workers
noun, as in a circular rounded projection or protuberance
verb, as in raise in a relief
What does boss mean?7
noun
a person who exercises control over workers“if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman”
a leader in a political party who controls votes and dictates appointments“party bosses have a reputation for corruption”
a person responsible for hiring workers“the boss hired three more men for the new job”
a circular rounded projection or protuberance
a person who exercises control and makes decisions“he is his own boss now”
adjective
exceptionally good“a boss hand at carpentry”
verb
raise in a relief“embossed stationery”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with boss?7
Boss in a sentence
- I was late again this morning, which made my boss angry.sundown
- He will, no doubt, tell the boss on me.CK
- He planned to murder his boss, but did not carry it out.CK
- Hey, steer clear of the boss today, he seems really ticked off about something.darinmex
- Open up your ears, the boss is going to speak!Zifre
- The boss strolled around the balcony above the office, observing the workers.Zifre
- The boss of the company, who is a woman, seems shameless.Scott
- If you want more details than that, you'll have to ask my boss.CK
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of boss
as a noun
- plural
- bosses
as a verb
- past tense
- bossed
- present participle
- bossing
- third-person singular
- bosses
- past participle
- bossed
as a adjective
- comparative
- bosser
- superlative
- bossest