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Definition: Boss |
BossAdjective1. (of persons) highest in rank or authority or office; "his arch rival"; "the boss man"; "the chief executive"; "head librarian"; "top administrators". 2. (informal) exceptionally good; "a boss hand at carpentry"; "his brag cornfield". Noun1. A person who exercises control over workers; "if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman". 2. A person responsible for hiring workers; "the boss hired three more men for the new job". 3. A person who exercises control and makes decisions; "he is his own boss now". 4. A leader in a political party who controls votes and dictates appointments; "party bosses have a reputation for corruption". 5. Ornament consisting of a circular rounded protuberance (as on a vault or shield or belt). Verb1. Raise in a relief; "embossed stationary". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "boss" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1050. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Computing | BOSS Bridgport Operating System Software. A derivative of the ISO 1054 numerical machine control language for milling, etc. Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing. |
Food & Agriculture | The central part of a ship's propeller from which the blades stand out. It is taper-bored for the reception of the propeller shaft, and is slotted for the key. It is forced home on the shaft and secured by means of the propeller locknut. Source: European Union. (references) |
Industry | The top rolls. . of the drafting unit. . are held in contact with the bottom rolls by weight applied on the roll neck between the two bosses. Source: European Union. (references) |
Law | A political leader who dominates a highly disciplined state or local party organization that tends to monopolize power in its area. Source: European Union. (references) |
Literature | Boss a master, is the Dutch baas, head of the household. Hence the great man, chief, a masher, a swell. "Mr. Stead calls Mr. O'Connor the `Boss of the House.' " Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
Mechanical Engineering | A projecting or bulging, generally cylindrical, portion of a fixed machine part which constitutes a bearing. Source: European Union. (references) |
| A projection, usually cylindrical, on a lever or similar machine part which is provided with a bore for receiving a shaft or joint pin. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| The central portion of an integral propeller. Source: European Union. (references) | |
Mining | A. Arkansas. A coal mine employee not under the jurisdiction of the miner's union b. A proturberant and often dome-shaped mass of igneous rock congealed beneath the surface of the Earth and laid bare by erosion c. An igneous intrusion that is less than 40 mi2 (104 km (super 2) ) in surface exposure and is roughly circular in plan. CF:sto. (references) |
Occupations | Supervises and coordinates activities of workers engaged in cleaning and maintenance of industrial buildings and grounds: Inspects work areas to determine type of work required and materials and equipment to be used. Directs workers in projects, such as construction of ditches and roadways and grading drainage areas. Operates equipment, such as bulldozers and graders and trains workers in equipment operation. Performs other duties as described under SUPERVISOR (any industry) Master Title. (references) |
Slang | Unknown. Source: A high school Varsity Basketball team in Vancouver Washington. Definition: Something that is Boss is something that is very cool. Not used often, but understood still by everyone. Context: They use this word very little, but it is said when something that is cool or popular. Mostly refers to objects. Social Source: Varsity Basketball Players from a high school in Vancouver Washington. Source: Compiled by The University of Oregon. (additional references) |
| Noun. Source: Perhaps because the boss status has respect and is considered to be one of the best positions, boss was used. Definition: Someone who is respected, and is very good at doing something. Context: Used amongst friends or associates who hold a great amount of respect for one another, as a replacement for names. It is used most often when someone accomplishes a new trick. Social Source: Snowboarders. Source: Compiled by The University of Oregon. (additional references) | |
Transportation | Thickened salient part, designed to give additional strength for the insertion or attachment of another part such as a bush. Source: European Union. (references) |
| That part of the steering control, usually at the centre, that:joins the steering control to the steering shaft; transmits tohe torque from the steering control to the steering shaft. Source: European Union. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
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This is a semi-disambiguation page.Meanings of Boss include:
People named and/or called Boss:
- In video games, "boss" is a common term for a particularly large enemy that has to be defeated at the end of a level, episode or game. See Boss (video game). He is the boss of all the other evil monsters. In the same way there are Boss villains.
A boss is a head of a company, but is also an disparaging nickname for a spouse. (Like "I'll have to find out what the boss thinks,") whether male or female.
- "Boss" Tweed, an american politician.
- The head of Wikipedia (whoever they may be)
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Boss."
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
In video games, a boss is a particularly large or difficult computer-controlled character that has to be defeated at the end of a level, episode or game. Bosses appear in many video games, including story-based or level-based first- and third- person shooters, platform games, many role-playing games, and most shoot 'em ups.Many single-player games feature a level/episode structure, the game becoming progressively harder as the player advances. Bosses are a consequence of this structure, appearing at the end of a level or episode, and being the hardest enemies to defeat. Others have a storyline and no level-based structure, but still feature boss-like enemies at various points in the story or at the end of the storyline.
Games make bosses difficult to kill by giving them more hit points (amount of damage they can sustain) and more effective attacks. In complex games, bosses also have "special" attacks, such as stunning/freezing the player, teleportation, or curses that decrease attack, armor etc.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Boss (video game)."
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
BOSS | English | Basic of Standard System | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
Synonyms: BossSynonyms: arch(a) (adj), boss(a) (adj), brag (adj), chief(a) (adj), head(a) (adj), top(a) (adj), chief (n), foreman (n), gaffer (n), hirer (n), honcho (n), party boss (n), political boss (n), rivet (n), stud (n), emboss (v), stamp (v). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Authority | Have the upper hand, get the upper hand, have the whip, get the whip; gain a hold upon, preponderate, dominate, rule the roost; boss; override, overrule, overawe; lord it over, hold in hand, keep under, make a puppet of, lead by the nose, turn round one's little finger, bend to one's will, hold one's own, wear the breeches; have the ball at one's feet, have it all one's own way, have the game in one's own hand, have on the hip, have under one's thumb; be master of the situation; take the lead, play first fiddle, set the fashion; give the law to; carry with a high hand; lay down the law; "ride in the whirlwind and direct the storm"; rule with a rod of iron; (severity). |
Convexity | Boss, embossment, hub, hubble |
Direction | Superintend, supervise; overlook, control, keep in order, look after, see to, legislate for; administer, ministrate; matronize; have the care of, have the charge of; be in charge of, have charge of, take the direction; boss, boss one around; pull the strings, pull the wires; rule; (command); have the direction, hold office, hold the portfolio; preside, preside at the board; take the chair, occupy the chair, be in the chair; pull the stroke oar. |
Director | Superintendent, supervisor, straw boss; |
Statesman, strategist, legislator, lawgiver, politician, statist, statemonger; Minos, Draco; arbiter; (judge); boss, political dictator. | |
Head, head man, head center, boss; principal, president, speaker; chair, chairman, chairwoman, chairperson; captain; (master); superior; mayor; (civil authority); vice president, prime minister, premier, vizier, grand vizier, eparch. | |
Master | Noun: master, padrone; lord, lord paramount; commander, commandant; captain; chief, chieftain; sirdar, sachem, sheik, head, senior, governor, ruler, dictator; leader; (director); boss,Noun: master, padrone; lord, lord paramount; commander, commandant; captain; chief, chieftain; sirdar, sachem, sheik, head, senior, governor, ruler, dictator; leader; (director); boss, cockarouse, sagamore, werowance. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | I'm Frieda's boss. (Fletch; writing credit: Andrew Bergman. Based on the novel by Gregory McDonald.) To tell the truth, Boss, I don't know much o' anything (The Green Mile; writing credit: Frank Darabont) I've got to leave my job, because I shagged my boss. (Bridget Jones's Diary; writing credit: Helen Fielding) He looks just like your boss! (How the Grinch Stole Christmas; writing credit: Jeffrey Price) You're way out there, boss, taking a crap in the wind, and I for one am not going along on this ride (JFK; writing credit: Jim Marrs; Jim Garrison) | |
Lyrics | Workin' like a dog for the boss man (Love In An Elevator; performing artist: Aerosmith) No I don't wanna be a boss that you obey (We Live; performing artist: Bosson) Want to move ahead but the boss won't seem to let me ("9 to 5"; performing artist: Dolly Parton) My boss says, No dice son, you gotta work late ("Summertime Blues"; performing artist: Eddie Cochran) They say Ms. J's big butt is boss (Intuition; performing artist: JEWEL) | |
Clever | Go the extra mile--It makes your boss look like an incompetent slacker. (references; author: unknown) Sleeping on the job: Geez, I thought you (the boss) were gone for the day. (references; author: unknown) The fellow who is fired with enthusiasm for his work is seldom fired by his boss. (references; author: unknown) Telling the boss what a good worker you are is worth 1%, showing him is worth 96%. (references; author: unknown) The difference between the Pope and your boss. The Pope only expects you to kiss his ring. (references; author: unknown) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Il Boss (1973) Tatort - Der Boss (1971) Boss wo taose (1963) The Boss Is Always Right (1960) | |
Song Titles | Dear Boss (Bricks) (performing artist: Robbie with the Clancy Brothers O'Connell) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | Field boss at the New Miami Hutterite Community near Shelby, MT, talks to Phyllis Phillips, NRCS District Conservationist, about this year’s potato crop. [Slide 97CS3052]. Credit: Bob Nichols. |  | A crew boss debriefs his crew on the day's success. Credit: USDA. |
 | A strike team leader briefs a crew boss on the intinerary for the day. Credit: USDA. |  | The boss of the ring. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Boss Schmidt. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | The boss. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Don't shoot, boss. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Boss, are you sure the climate is right?. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Trying to bounce the boss. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Riding boss checking off cotton brought in by pickers, Marcella Plantation, Mileston, Mississippi Delta, Mississippi. Credit: Library of Congress. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
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| "DR-202" by Frank Gibson Commentary: "A Boss DR-202 Drum Machine. Photo by F3Photo." | "Deep in thought !" by Carl Dwyer Commentary: "Sneeky photo of the boss, deep in thought : ))." |
Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers. | |
| Author | Quotation |
Gabriel Heatter | The only time some people work like a horse is when the boss rides them. |
Steven Wright | I drove past a gas station the other day. There were two signs in the window; "Help Wanted", "Self Service". So, I went in and hired myself. Made myself the boss. I took all the money and I left. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | |
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Civil Liberties | China | Lin Mu, the former secretary of former reform-minded Communist Party boss Hu Yaobang, organized the letter campaign. (references) |
Economic History | Poland | Business News Poland is a business journal printed by Boss Economic Information on a weekly basis. (references) |
Lithuania | The results of the October 25 and November 15 runoff elections handed the Democratic Labor Party (LDDP) headed by former Communist Party boss Algirdas Brazauskas a plurality of votes and a clear majority of parliamentary seats. (references) | |
Human Rights | South Africa | For example, on March 30, a prominent taxi boss, Thula Maxwell Sithole, and his wife were killed in a drive-by shooting by gunmen in KwaZulu-Natal. (references) |
Worker Rights | Slovenia | In 2000 the Government apprehended a suspected organized-crime boss whose alleged crimes included trafficking in persons' his trial was still ongoing at year's end. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Speaker | Phrase(s) |
Robert Novak | Mr. Commissioner, just before the Fourth of July holiday began, your boss, Mayor Bloomberg, made a comment that I'd like to put on the air for the viewers to listen to. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| "Boss" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 96.35% of the time. "Boss" is used about 2,848 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 (singular) | 96.35% | 2,744 | 3,349 |
| Lexical Verb (base form) | 2.46% | 70 | 39,981 |
| Lexical Verb (infinitive) | 0.81% | 23 | 72,767 |
| Noun (plural) | 0.35% | 10 | 111,207 |
| Noun (proper) | 0.04% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 2,848 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "boss" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Boss | Last name | 3,000 | 3,714 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
| Country | Name | Country | Name |
| Germany | Hugo Boss AG | Sweden | Boss Media A.B. (publ) |
| USA | Boss Holdings, INC. | ||
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
1. Boss, MO |
Expressions using "boss": arrogant boss ♦ be the boss ♦ boss about ♦ boss around ♦ boss man ♦ boss the show ♦ fire boss ♦ gang boss ♦ lever boss ♦ line boss ♦ party boss ♦ pintle boss ♦ plunged boss ♦ political boss ♦ propeller boss ♦ straw boss ♦ trail boss ♦ union boss ♦ walking boss. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "boss": boss-boy, boss-eye, boss-eyed, boss-follower, Boss-i, boss-in-waiting, boss-man, boss-subordinate, Boss-to-be, boss-wren. | |
Ending with "boss": ex-boss, gang-boss, player-boss, team-boss. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
the boss | 1,422 | bucket boss | 79 |
hugo boss | 1,330 | eureka the boss | 79 |
your own boss | 494 | boss gt 6 | 67 |
boss hoss | 436 | boss secretary | 66 |
boss ticket | 237 | boss guitar pedals | 63 |
whos the boss | 211 | boss hog motorcycle | 62 |
boss day | 168 | boss bag | 61 |
boss hog | 167 | ex boss | 57 |
boss pedals | 166 | boss electronic | 56 |
boss mustang | 154 | boss joke | 55 |
boss gift | 147 | bad boss | 53 |
hugo boss suit | 128 | boss bitch | 53 |
boss audio | 104 | boss 429 mustang | 51 |
boss hoss motorcycle | 100 | boss tweed | 49 |
boss wheels | 98 | boss speaker | 49 |
boss model | 92 | 2 boss diablo mod | 47 |
boss 302 | 91 | boss me 50 | 46 |
boss cupids | 90 | the big boss | 46 |
boss effects | 88 | boss 302 mustang | 45 |
boss 429 | 81 | boss tower | 45 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "boss"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Afrikaans | baas (chief, leader, master). (various references) | |
Albanian | bos, xhungë (bulge, bump, excrescence, gall, gallnut, glandule, hump, hunch, knob, knur, knurr, lump, node, nub, overgrowth, protuberance, swelling, tuber, tubercle), shef (chief, chieftain, guv, principal), pronar (holder, landlord, manager, master, owner, proprietary, proprietor), përgjegjës (accountable, answerable, chief, corresponding, counsellor, curator, foreman, liable, manager, responsible, responsive, supervisor), kryetar partie, gungë (bump, gibbosity, hummock, hump, hunch, knob, knot, knur, knurl, knurr, node, nub, overgrowth, promontory, protuberance, swell, swelling, tuber, tubercle, tumefaction), drejtoj (address, administer, administrate, aim, aim at, align, Aline, bend, canalize, Cann, carry on, chair, channel, command, con, conduct, direct, drive, funnel, govern, guide, head, keep, lead, level, manage, navigate, operate, order, pilot, point, preside, rectify, refer, rein, relegate, rule, set, shirk, shoot, show, shunt, superintend, supervise, tend, train, unbend, vector). (various references) | |
Arabic | ممتاز (admirable, banner, best, bonny, brave, choice, clipping, cool, dandy, deluxe, distingue, distinguished, ducky, elegant, excellent, exceptional, exquisite, extra, famous, fancy, fine, first class, first rate, first-string, mighty, noble, of first degree, outstanding, premium, prime, select, splendid, star, stellar, super, superb, superior, swell, thoroughbred, thumbs up, tiptop, top notch, vintage, wizard), وجه (aim, aspect, change, control, countenance, cox, destine, direct, engineer, face, guide, maw, mug, mush, officer, orient oneself, orientate, pan, phiz, point, preside, rein, shepherd, snout, steer, visage), حدبة (bunch, cam, hunch, mogul, process, prominence, protuberance, tuber), سيطر (command, control, dominate, govern, grip, keep, master, overcome, overpower, possess, predominate, reign, repress, rule, sew up, take control, wield), سنام (bunch, hump, hunch, protuberance), زعيم (bell wether, captain, chief, cob, elder, head, leader, pacemaker, primate, ruler), صاحب الام, الجزء المضخم, الشخيص كتلة صخرية, أدار (administer, carry on, cast, direct, dispense, govern, manage, mobilize, operate, order, preside, procure, rotate, run, slew, slue, spin, spun, steward, superintend, tumble, twiddle, twirl, wind, work), رئيس (chef, chief, elder, head, leader, president, reis, ruler), بقرة (cow, creature). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | ръководя (administer, administrate, be in charge of, carry on, conduct, control, direct, guide, keep, lead, manage, mastermind, moderate, oversee, pioneer, rule, run, supervise, tutor, work), ръководител (administrator, director, instructor, leader, manager, mastermind, pilot, principal, supervisor), топче (pellet), тиранизирам (domineer, tyrannize), шеф (chief, governor, patron, principal, superior, supervisor), купол (baptistery, cupola, dome, umbrella, vault), грешка (blooper, blunder, break, defect, demerit, dereliction, error, fault, inaccuracy, inexactitude, lapse, misdoing, misstep, mistake, muff, slip up, slipping, snafu), господар (arbiter, governor, master, padrone, prince, proprietor, ruler, sircar), главина на колело, поставям розетки, изпортване, изпортвам (balk, bungle, fluff, foozle, foul up, fumble). (various references) | |
Catalan | amo (chief, leader). (various references) | |
Chinese | 上司 (superior). (various references) | |
Czech | šéf (chief, guv, head, principal, superintendent). (various references) | |
Danish | chef (chief, leader, superior). (various references) | |
Dutch | gebieder (chief, leader, ruler), chef (chef, chief, leader, superior), baas (chief, leader, master, superior), aanvoerder (chief, commander, leader, superior). (various references) | |
Esperanto | mastro (master), estro (chief, leader), ĉefo (chief). (various references) | |
Faeroese | vertur (master), stjóri (chief, director, leader, manager), húsbóndi (master), fyristøðumaður (agent, chief, leader, steward, superintendant), formaður (chairman, chief, leader, president). (various references) | |
Farsi | نقش برجسته تهیه کردن , ارباب (Esquire, Lord, Master, Overlord, Padrone, Squire), ریاست کردن بر (Preside), رءیس کارفرما, برجسته کاری (Relief), برجسته (Dominant, Egregious, Eminent, Illustrious, Laureate, Masterwork, Outstanding, Palmary, Palmy, Predominant, Prime, Profile, Prominent, Saleint, Swell, Tyupical), برجستگی (Eminence, Notability, Pone, Prominence, Relieve, Snob, Swell, Thread). (various references) | |
Finnish | työnjohtaja (foreman, overseer), potkurinnapa (propeller boss, propeller hub), potkurin tyvi, pomo (big gun, tycoon), päällysmies (foreman), päällikkö (chief, chieftain, commandant, commander, head, leader, principal, ship's master), nokkapyörä, napa (hub, nave, navel, pole), kyhmy (knob, nodule, protuberance), keskiö, istukka (chuck, placenta, socket), isäntä (employer, farmer, head of the house, host, landlord, master). (various references) | |
French | patron, moyeu (lever boss), chef, boss. (various references) | |
Frisian | baas (chief, leader), sjef (chief), oanfieder (chief), master (chief, leader, master), lieder (chief, leader), haad (chief, leader). (various references) | |
German | Chef (chief, commander, gaffer, guv, head, leader, principal, superior). (various references) | |
Greek | αφεντικό (big gorilla, gorilla, the big). (various references) | |
Hebrew | מנהל (administrator, director, executive, manager), להשתלט (command, dominate, have control, master, overpower, overrule, seize, take control), לנהל (administer, conduct, direct, keep, lead, manage, master, run), פקה (cam, cap), זיז (bracket, jutty, ledge, lug, projection, shelf, tooth), בוס, בעל בית (householder, houseowner, landlord). (various references) | |
Hungarian | bányamester (captain, tamper), főnök (baas, boss cocky, chief, exec, guv, head, principal, superior), üzemvezető, gombdísz, góré (exec), frankó (hunky-dory, slick, spiffy, up front), felvigyázó (overlooker), felületből kiálló gomb, irányít (administer, canalize, control, direct, govern, guide, head, manage, mastermind, Orient, orientate, oversaw, overseen, regulate, steer, to boss, to con, to conduct, to control, to dictate, to direct, to govern, to guide, to home, to misdirect, to oversee, to pilot, to regulate, to rule, to shepherd, to steer, to supervise, wend), fõnök (chief, head, master, officer in charge, principal), kerek domborítás, főbonc, dudorodás (bump, nub), dudor (bulge, knob, nipple, protrusion, swelling, tuber, wart), domborulat (bulge, camber, nipple, shoulder, swell), aknász (captain, miner), fejes (big bug, big noise, big pot, big wheel, big wig, crackerjack, froward, headed, leading man, mogul, panjandrum, top dog), munkaléc, vezér (chief, cock of the school, cock of the walk, lead, leader, queen, top), tulaj (guv, guvnor), tengelyvastagodás, törzsfő, szuper (sniffy, super, top notch), púp (crump back, hump, hunch, hunchback, hunk, lump, shoulder, snub), igazgató (dir, director, governing, head, manager, managing, principal, provost, rector, warden), pártvezér (party leader), vezet (administer, conduct, control, direct, drive, govern, guide, have the best of the running, have the lead, head, lead, lead on, led, to boss, to conduct, to guide, to lead, to lead on, to lead the field, to marshal, to minister to, to pilot, to supervise, to transmit), művezető (foreman, overseer), klassz (aces, bang-up, classy, crackajack, crackerjack, dandy, divvy, elegant, hunky-dory, nifty, rattling, scrummy, scrumptious, slap-up, smashing, stunning, swell, to be all aces, whopping), kihasasodás (belly, bilge, bulge, bulging, flare), kiemelkedés (elevation, emergence, emersion, height, prominence, protrusion, relief, swell), kidomborodás (ballooning, bilge, bulge, prominence, salience), kerek domborulat, pajzsdudor. (various references) | |
Indonesian | boss, memerintah (govern, governing), majikan (employer), kepala (chief, crest, curator, head, heading, pate), cukong (financial backer, well-to-do financier, wholesale distributor), atasan (higher, superior). (various references) | |
Italian | capo (article, Cape, chief, chieftain, employer, end, foreland, head, headland, headman, item, leader, Lord, master, naze, Ness, overman, ply, ringleader, top), principale (capital, chief, employer, foremost, grand, head, leading, main, major, manager, master, overriding, primal, primary, prime, principal, staple, uppermost), padrone (chief, host, landlord, Lord, manager, master, owner, padrone), protuberanza (bulge, bump, hump, hunch, knob, lump, outgrowth, protrusion, protuberance), maestro (instructor, maestro, main, master, masterly, schoolmaster, teacher). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 領袖 (chief, leader), 上司 (superior authorities), 大将 (admiral, general), 元締め (manager, promoter), 御大 (governor), 旗頭 (leader, upper part of a flag), 主領 (chief, head, leader), 組長 , 首領 (chief, head, leader), 頭分 (leader), 頭領 (chief, head), 顔役 (influential man), 親分 (chief, head), 親玉 (chief, head), 首領 (chief, head, leader), ボクシングの試合 (Bosnia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, bossa nova, Boston, botulinus, box, box calf, box seat, box store, boxing bout, button, button down, button lock, buttonhole, socket spanner, socket wrench, vocoder). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | たいしょう (a caravan, admiral, antithesis, big prize, comparison, contrast, crushing victory, first prize, general, great victory, hearty laugh, imperial rescript, loud laughter, object, specific, subject, symmetry, Taisho Era, target), おやぶん (chief, head), おやだま (chief, head), おんたい (governor, temperate zone), ボス , しゅりょう (amount of drink, chief, head, hunting, leader, one's drinking capacity), くみちょう, かおやく (influential man), かしらぶん (leader), りょうしゅう (chief, cool autumn, leader, receipt, voucher), もとじめ (controller, manager, promoter), じょうし (arms, castle ruins, castle site, castle town, double love suicide, fortified town, March 3rd of the lunar calendar, Ming Dynasty love story, publication, shogun's envoy, superior authorities, the emperor's thoughts, upper limbs, wood-block printing), はたがしら (leader, upper part of a flag), とうりょう (chief, chief support, equal amount, equivalent, giving up the game for lost, head, leader, pillar, resignation), だいしょう (admiral, brigadier general, commodore, compensation, consideration, general, indemnification, reparation, size). (various references) | |
Korean | 두목 (Bosses, ganger). (various references) | |
Malay | majikan (chief, leader). (various references) | |
Manx | pollag (heap of dung, small pile), mainshytyragh, mainshtyr (guv'nor, master, old boy, ringmaster, skipper, taskmaster), mainshter (master, mister), bolg streeaney, ard-ghooinney (chief, cornerstone, dignitary), ard-er (chief, dignitary, superintendent), aashag (couch, embossment, pad, seat, sofa). (various references) | |
Papiamen | bòs (chief, leader), hefe (chief, leader), chif (chief). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | ossbay.(various references) | |
Polish | zwierzchnik (chief, leader), szefo (chief), szef (chief, leader). (various references) | |
Portuguese | saliência (buckle, burr, calk, jut, knurl, ledge, lug, outstanding, projection, prominence, prominency, protrusion, protuberance, relief, salience), principal (broad, cardinal, central, chief, essential, firm in one's principles, first, flyaway, foremost, head, high, highlight, keynote, king, leading, main, major, master, parent, pivotal, preparative, primal, principal, slip-on, substantial), patrão (compere, employer, foreman, gentleman, lord, master, Mister, Mr., overlord, patron, sir), chefe (authority, chef, chief, chief-, chieftain, cock-a-doodle-doo, commander, commander-in-chief, command-in-chief, compere, conductor, conservator, controller, director, employer, father, fugleman, governor, head, headman, kingpin, leader, master, prince, principal, proprietor, ringleader, sirdar), amo (gentleman, lord, love, master, Mister, Mr., sir). (various references) | |
Romanian | umflãturã (bulge, caruncle, core, excrescence, gibbosity, lump, misgrowth, puff, swelling, tumor, tumour), protuberanţã (core, gibbosity, knar, protuberance), patron (employer, master, owner, patron, patron saint, paymaster, protector), ornament (adornment, ornament), jupân (patron), gheb (crook, gibbosity, hillock, hump, hunch), fi şeful, dirija (advise, conduct, control, direct, frame, guide, lead, manage, rule, set, steer, stroke), cucui (bump, lump, Wen), conduce (accompany, administer, be in command, boss the show, captain, carry on, charge, command, conduct, control, convey, direct, drive, escort, govern, guide, handle, head, husband, lead, lead the way, manage, master, operate, order, overrule, pilot, preside, restrain, rule, run, sail, see, see off, show, show up, steer, superintend, supervise, take, wield), colţar (corner, crampon, cupboard, quoin, Square, triangle), cocoaşã (crook, gibbosity, hump, humpback, hunch, hunchback), şef (cap, captain, chairman, chief, chieftain, foreman, governor, great gun, head, header, headman, leader, manager, master, president, principal, ringleader, superior). (various references) | |
Russian | ступица (hob, hub, nave), утолщение (bulb, node, nodosity, nub, thickening), управлять (administer, administrate, be in control, be in control of, command, conduct, control, govern, have control over, helm, husband, manage, managed, managing, master, mastermind, move, navigate, navigating, operate, rein, run, run the show, sail, steer, superintend, take control of), хозяйничать (boss the show, rule the roost), хозяин (host, landlord, master, proprietor, shipmaster), шеф (chief), шишка (big fish, big noise, big shot, biggie, bump, cone, core, excrescence, knar, knob, nub), командовать босс, капитан (captain, chief, leader), втулка (bung, bushing, collar, hob, nave, pad, peg, quill, sleeve, socket, spigot, spile, tampion, vent-peg), бобышка (teat), прилив (afflux, flood tide, flow, flux, high tide, rush, tide, tongue). (various references) | |
Scottish | bachoid (the boss of a shield), copan (a boss, cup). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | zapovedati (command, officer, order), komandovati (command, officer), ispupčenje (bulge, bump, promontory, protuberance), gazda (housefather, housekeeper, laird, landlord, owner, proprietor), šef (chief, director, manager). (various references) | |
Spanish | jefe (bellwether, chef, chief, chieftain, foreman, guv, head, headman, leader, manager, master, minister, oc, officer, president, scoutmaster, superior), patrón (captain, chief, employer, governor, guv, host, landlord, leader, master, model, patron, pattern, shipmaster, skipper, standard, stock), dueño (chief, landlord, leader, master, owner, proprietor), comandante (chief, commandant, commander, leader, Maj, major), caudillo (caudillo, chief, chieftain, leader, leading), capitán (captain, chief, commander, leader, master mariner, owner, padrone, skip, skipper), protuberancia (bulge, knob, nub, prominence, prominency, promontory, protuberance, swelling), amo (chief, householder, leader, leprechaun, master, owner). (various references) | |
Sranan | basi (chief, leader), patron (chief, leader), masra (chief, gentleman, husband, leader, lord, master), edeman (chief, leader). (various references) | |
Swahili | jumbe (chief, leader), bwana (gentleman, lord, master, Mr., sir). (various references) | |
Swedish | chef (chief, commander, director, executive, governor, guv, guvnor, head, leader, manager), knopp (bud, burgeon, button, knob, nob, nut, plug), förman (foreman, gaffer, headman, overman, overseer, superior, supervisor). (various references) | |
Tagalog | puno (chief, complete, full, integral, leader, tree), punò (chief, leader, tree). (various references) | |
Thai | นายจ้าง (employer), ควบคุม (dictate, head, hold in, husband, keep, lead, rein, ride, tame). (various references) | |
Turkish | patron (baas, chief, dress pattern, employer, governor, guv, guvnor, leader, magnate, nibs, old man, patron, patronizer, pattern, the governor, top dog). (various references) | |
Turkmen | baюtutan (chief), baюlyk (hetman). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | хазяїн (big noise, host, manager, overman, owner), керувати (administer, administrate, captain, conduct, control, direct, govern, guide, helm, lead, manage, prevent, quarterback, rule, run, run the show, steer, tutor), бути хазяїном, бос, підприємець (entrepreneur, undertaker), промахнутися (blunder, muff, overshoot), промах (atrocity, blunder, muff), десятник (butty, gaffer, ganger, gangsman, overman). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | nhà vô địch. (various references) | |
Welsh | both (nave of wheel), boglwm (knob, stud), bogail (hub, navel), prif (chief, prime, principal), meistr (master), cnap (knob, lump), clwpa (club, dolt, knob). (various references) | |
Yucatec | nohchil (chief, leader). (various references) | |
Zulu | umakhonya (chief, leader, master), inkosi (chief, king). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | bulla, dominus, dux. (various references) |
| Dutch | 700-Modern | baas. (various references) |
| Old French | 900-1400 | boce. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "boss": bossdom, bossdoms, bossed, bosses, bossier, bossies, bossiest, bossily, bossiness, bossinesses, bossing, bossism, bossisms, bossy. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "boss": antiboss, emboss, underboss. (additional references) | |
Words containing "boss": embossable, embossed, embosser, embossers, embosses, embossing, embossment, embossments, underbosses. (additional references) | |
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"Boss" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: aboss, aoss, baoss, bbcsso, bbss, bess, Biss, bks, bloss, boass, bods, bohs, bosas, Bosc, Boscq, bose, Bosk, bosks, bosm, boso, bossa, bosse, bossi, Bosso, bosss, bossu, bost, Boussa, boxs, boz, bozz, Bozza, bpsa, bross, brosys, bses, bsos, bss, bsso, Buess, ebos, obass, obsas, obst, obyss, ozs. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "boss" (pronounced bô"s) |
| 3 | b ô" s | emboss. |
| 2 | -ô" s | across, cos, Coss, cross, dos, doss, dross, gloss, Joss, Koss, lacrosse, loss, moss, Pross, recross, sauce, toss. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: sobs. | |
| Words within the letters "b-o-s-s" | |
-1 letter: bos, sob, sos. | |
-2 letters: bo, os, so. | |
| Words containing the letters "b-o-s-s" | |
+1 letter: basso, bosks, bossy, slobs, snobs, sorbs, stobs, swobs. | |
+2 letters: bassos, besoms, besots, bisons, boasts, boosts, boshes, bosoms, bosons, bossed, bosses, bosuns, bouses, bowses, broses, emboss, obsess, sabots, sambos, sobers, syboes. | |
+3 letters: abioses, abiosis, absorbs, adsorbs, ausubos, basions, bassoon, besnows, bestows, biomass, bishops, bistros, blossom, blouses, bolases, bolsons, boluses, bonsais, bonuses, borshts, boskets, bosques, bossdom, bossier, bossies, bossily, bossing, bossism, bostons, bourses, bowless, browses, bugloss, busboys, desorbs, dobsons, embosks, gibsons, isobars, jobless, obiisms, oblasts, oboists, obtests, resorbs, riboses, skibobs, sobbers, sorbets, sorbose, soubise, strobes, sublots, suborns, subsoil, sunbows, symbols. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Images: Slideshow 7. Images: Photo Album 8. Images: Digital Art | 9. Quotations: Familiar 10. Quotations: Non-fiction 11. Quotations: Spoken 12. Usage Frequency | 13. Names: Frequency 14. Names: Company Usage 15. Cities 16. Expressions | 17. Expressions: Internet 18. Translations: Modern 19. Translations: Ancient 20. Abbreviations | 21. Acronyms 22. Derivations 23. Rhymes 24. Anagrams | 25. Bibliography |
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