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Definition: BOSSES |
BOSSESPlural1. Of Boss |
Date "BOSSES" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1050. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Bible | Bosses the projecting parts of a shield (Job 15:26). The Hebrew word thus rendered means anything convex or arched, and hence the back, as of animals. Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Crosswords: BOSSES |
| English words defined with "BOSSES": Bestud, boss ♦ party boss, political boss. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "BOSSES": counterboring. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | I am not the Jesus of the official church who the police, bankers, judges, hangmen, officers, church bosses and other powerful people tolerate (Mein liebster Feind - Klaus Kinski; writing credit: Aviva Kempner) Yeah, them poor old bosses need all the help they can get. (Cool Hand Luke; writing credit: Donn Pearce) Why do the Bosses keep ducks (Babe; writing credit: George Miller) First, because I'm not brave, honest, and hard-working, and second, because I don't think my bosses want me to be. (Coup de torchon; writing credit: Jean Aurenche; Bertrand Tavernier) | |
Clever | When the bosses talk about improving productivity, they are never talking about themselves. (references; author: unknown) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Plaies et bosses (1974) Bad Bosses Go to Hell (1997) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
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 | The wailing place of the bosses. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | The burial of the bosses the morning after election. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Bosses on N. cloisters, Cathedral, Worcester, England. Credit: Library of Congress. | ||
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
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| "Secret Pot Pourri 2" by Alex Furr Commentary: "Nice close up of some Pot Pourri in my bosses room. Had to sneak in while she wasn't around..." |
Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers. |
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Human Rights | Panama | A point of contention between district court judges and their superior court magistrate bosses is the extreme pay differential between the two. (references) |
Saudi Arabia | Informants (known as "mukhbir") and ward bosses (known as "umdas") report "seditious ideas" or antigovernment activity in their neighborhoods to the Ministry of the Interior. (references) | |
Hong Kong | However, the credibility of the Ombudsman's independence is undermined by the fact that most of its staff is seconded from the Government, putting them in the position of investigating their former and future bosses. (references) | |
Women | Pakistan | No executions have been carried out under this law and conviction rates remain low because rape, and gang rape in particular, commonly is used by landlords and criminal bosses to humiliate and terrorize local residents. (references) |
Japan | New survey data indicates that the most severe forms of sexual harassment may be declining in government workplaces; female public servants who stated that their bosses had pressured them into a sexual relationship dropped from 17 percent in 1997 to 2.2 percent in 2000. In 1999 a revision to the Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Law intended to address problems of sexual harassment and discrimination against women went into effect. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "BOSSES" is generally used as a noun (plural) -- approximately 98.09% of the time. "BOSSES" is used about 732 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (plural) | 98.09% | 718 | 9,359 |
| Lexical Verb (-s form) | 1.91% | 14 | 93,893 |
| Total | 100.00% | 732 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "BOSSES": bosses-but. | |
Ending with "BOSSES": ex-bosses, gang-bosses. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "BOSSES"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Chinese | 上司 (BOSS). (various references) | |
Danish | landbrugsvognens aksel og nav er saenksmedet af specialstaal (the axles and bosses of an agricultural trailer are special-steel drop forgings), længde fra bryst til bryst (length collar to collar, length over bosses), længde fra ansats til ansats (length collar to collar, length over bosses), forstærkningsribbe (combustion loads are transmitted directly from the crown to the gudgeon-pin bosses through intermediate supporting webs, rib, strengthening rib, which also facilitate the flow of heat to the rings and thence of the cylinder walls). (various references) | |
Dutch | de assen en naven van landbouwwagens worden in matrijs uit speciaal staal gesmeed (the axles and bosses of an agricultural trailer are special-steel drop forgings). (various references) | |
French | les essieux et moyeux des véhicules agraires sont des pièces estampées en acier spécial (the axles and bosses of an agricultural trailer are special-steel drop forgings), distance collet à collet (length over bosses). (various references) | |
German | Chefs. (various references) | |
Greek | απόσταση μεταξύ φλαντζών (length collar to collar, length over bosses), οι άξονες και τα κέντρα των τροχών των αγροτικών οχημάτων είναι από σφυρηλατημένο ειδικό χάλυβα (the axles and bosses of an agricultural trailer are special-steel drop forgings). (various references) | |
Hungarian | otthon ő fogja a gyeplőt (he bosses everything at home). (various references) | |
Italian | gli assali e i mozzi dei rimorchi agricoli sono stampati in acciaio speciale (the axles and bosses of an agricultural trailer are special-steel drop forgings). (various references) | |
Korean | 두목 (BOSS, ganger). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | ossesbay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | os eixos e os cubos dos veículos agrícolas são peças estampadas em aço especial (the axles and bosses of an agricultural trailer are special-steel drop forgings), distância entre os aneis exteriores (length collar to collar, length over bosses). (various references) | |
Swedish | kragavstånd (length collar to collar, length over bosses), flänsavstånd (length collar to collar, length over bosses). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | histriatarum. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Job Chapter 15, Verse 26 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Edramen de enantion autou ubrei en pacei nwtou aspidoV autou |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Cucurrit adversus eum erecto collo et pingui cervice armatus est |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | He runneth upon him, even on his neck, upon the thick bosses of his bucklers: |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | He runneth upon him, even on his neck, upon the thick bosses of his bucklers: |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | Running against him like a man of war, covered by his thick breastplate; even like a king ready for the fight, |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Job Chapter 15, Verse 26 |
| Albanian | duke u hedhur me kokëfortësi kundër tij me mburojat e tij të zbukuruara me tokëza. |
| Cebuano | Sa liog nga pinatikig siya nagaasdang kaniya, Sa kinabag-an nga bukobuko sa iyang kalasag; |
| Chinese | 挺 著 頸 項 、 用 盾 牌 的 厚 凸 面 、 向 全 能 者 直 闖 、 |
| Croatian | Ohola je èela na njega srljao, iza štita debela dobro zaklonjen. |
| Danish | stormed bårdnakket mod ham med sine tykke, buede Skjolde. |
| Dutch | Hij loopt tegen Hem aan met den hals, met zijn dikke, hoog verhevene schilden; |
| Finnish | ryntäsi häntä vastaan niska jäykkänä, taajain kilvenkupurainsa suojassa; |
| French | Il a eu l`audace de courir à lui Sous le dos épais de ses boucliers. |
| German | Er läuft mit dem Kopf an ihn und ficht halsstarrig wider ihn. |
| Haitian Creole | Yo kache dèyè pwotèj anfe yo epi yo fonse sou Bondye. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Dengan sombong ia menyerbu dan melawan Allah; diangkatnya perisainya, ia pantang mengalah. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | dan ia berlari-lari mendapatkan Dia dengan lehernya di bawah beberapa perisai yang tebal lagi lengkung. |
| Italian | correva contro di lui a testa alta, al riparo del curvo spessore del suo scudo; |
| Maori | Kua rere ki a ia me te kaki maro, me nga puku matotoru o ana whakangungu rakau. |
| Norwegian | stormet frem mot ham med opreist nakke, med sine skjolds tette tak, |
| Portuguese | arremete contra ele com dura cerviz, e com as saliências do seu escudo; |
| Rumanian | wi a avut kndrqzneala sq se nqpusteascq asupra Lui cu partea cea mai tare a scuturilor lui. |
| Spanish | Porque embiste contra él con cuello erguido, con el doble saliente de su escudo. |
| Swedish | han stormade mot honom med trotsig hals, med sina sköldars ryggar i sluten hop; |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words ending with "BOSSES": embosses, underbosses. (additional references) | |
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"BOSSES" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Basseys, besises, Biospec, bisses, Bissex, Blossius, Boesset, Boisseson, Booseys, borses, bosas, bosce, bose, Bosevski, bossa, bosse, Bossen, bosser, bossess, Bossey, bossi, Bosslet, bosss, bossu, Bossuet, Boussac, Bousset, Boussey, Brosset, bses, bussnes, Buyssens, byssus, obesses, obses, obsses, obssess, osses. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "BOSSES" (pronounced bô"suz) |
| 4 | -ô" s u z | crosses, glosses, losses, mosses, sauces, tosses. |
| 3 | -s u z | absences, abuses, acceptances, accomplices, aces, acquaintances, actresses, addresses, advances, affixes, albatrosses, aliases, allegiances, alliances, allowances, amaryllises, ambulances, annexes, announces, annoyances, apparatuses, appearances, appendixes, appliances, apprentices, asses, assesses, assurances, atlases, audiences, auspices, axes, congresses, consciences, consequences, continuances, contrivances, conveniences, converses, convinces, corpses, countenances, balances, bases, basses, biases, Biosciences, blesses, blitzes, blouses, boardinghouses, bonuses, bookcases, bounces, bourses, boxes, braces, briefcases, buses, businesses, Busses, buttresses, bypasses, cabooses, cadences, campuses, canvases, canvasses, carcasses, Casas, cases, caucuses, cayuses, ceases, censuses, chances, chases, choices, choruses, circumstances, circuses, classes, clearances, clearinghouses, climaxes, clubhouses, coaxes, coffeehouses, coincidences, collapses, commences, complexes, compresses, concourses, condolences, conferences, confesses, confidences, courses, courthouses, creases, cresses, crevices, crocuses, crosspieces, crucifixes, curses, dances, databases, decreases, defenses, denounces, depresses, devices, differences, disabuses, disallowances, disappearances, discourses, discusses, dismisses, dispenses, displaces, distances, distresses, disturbances, divergences, divorces, dollhouses, doses, dresses, earpieces, eclipses, embarrasses, embraces, eminences, encompasses, endorses, enforces, enhances, entrances, erases, esses, evidences, excesses, excuses, exes, expanses, expenses, experiences, expresses, eyeglasses, eyewitnesses, faces, farmhouses, faxes, fences, fetuses, finances, firehouses, fireplaces, fixes, flexes, flounces, focuses, forces, fortresses, foxes, fragrances, furnaces, fusses, gases, gasses, gearboxes, geniuses, glances, glasses, glimpses, goddesses, graces, grasses, greenhouses, grievances, grimaces, grosses, grouses, guesses, guesthouses, harnesses, headdresses, hindrances, hippopotamuses, hisses, hoaxes, horses, hospices, hostesses, houses, hyraxes, ices, illnesses, imbalances, impresses, impulses, incidences, inconveniences, increases, indexes, induces, indulgences, inferences, influences, injustices, instances, insurances, interfaces, intersperses, introduces, invoices, irises, issuances, juices, jukeboxes, justices, kisses, laces, lapses, latexes, leases, licences, licenses, lighthouses, likenesses, looses, lynxes, mailboxes, marketplaces, masses, masterpieces, mattresses, medusas, messes, minibuses, minuses, misses, missus, mistresses, mixes, molasses, mongooses, morasses, mouthpieces, necklaces, nieces, nixes, notices, novices, nuances, nurses, observances, occurrences, offenses, offices, omnibuses, ordinances, orifices, ounces, outhouses, outpaces, overdoses, overpasses, paces, palaces, paradoxes, passes, penises, performances, perplexes, perses, pieces, pizzas, places, pluses, polices, porpoises, possesses, poultices, powerhouses, practices, prances, preferences, prejudices, premises, presences, presses, pretenses, prices, princes, princesses, processes, produces, professes, progresses, prominences, promises, pronounces, prospectuses, protuberances, provinces, pulses, purchases, purposes, purses, pusses, racehorses, races, reassurances, recesses, reduces, references, refinances, reflexes, refocuses, rehearses, reimburses, reinforces, reintroduces, relapses, relaxes, releases, remembrances, reminiscences, reminisces, remittances, renounces, replaces, reproduces, repurchases, resemblances, residences, resources, responses, retroviruses, reverses, romances, sacrifices, sciences, sconces, seamstresses, senses, sentences, sequences, services, sexes, shoelaces, showcases, silences, sinuses, sixes, skyboxes, slaughterhouses, slices, solstices, sources, spaces, spices, splices, spouses, staircases, stances, statehouses, steakhouses, stewardesses, stresses, substances, successes, suffices, suitcases, sunglasses, suppresses, surfaces, surpasses, surpluses, surtaxes, taxes, terraces, tolerances, tortoises, townhouses, traces, treatises, tresses, trusses, typefaces, universes, uses, utterances, variances, vases, verses, versus, vices, viruses, voices, waitresses, walruses, waltzes, waxes, weaknesses, witnesses, workhorses, workplaces, xeroxes, yeses. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: obsess. | |
| Words within the letters "b-e-o-s-s-s" | |
-2 letters: boss, obes, oses, sobs. | |
-3 letters: bos, ess, obe, oes, ose, sob, sos. | |
-4 letters: be, bo, es, oe, os, so. | |
| Words containing the letters "b-e-o-s-s-s" | |
+1 letter: bossies. | |
+2 letters: asbestos, bossiest, embosses, obsessed, obsesses, obsessor, sorboses, soubises. | |
+3 letters: bespouses, biogasses, biomasses, bossiness, buglosses, embossers, noblesses, obsessing, obsession, obsessive, obsessors, soberness, symbioses. | |
+4 letters: asbestoses, asbestosis, autobusses, babesioses, babesiosis, baronesses, biosensors, boldnesses, boninesses, boxinesses, boyishness, byssinoses, crossbeams, crossbones, crossbreds, lobscouses, nabobesses, obsessions, obsessives, obsolesces, obtuseness, omnibusses, outblesses, possiblest, robustness, rosebushes, sawboneses, scabiouses, snowbushes, sobersides, sodbusters, somberness, subprocess, subsectors, subsoilers, symbolises. | |
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