boss
/bɔs/
verb
- To give orders to someone in a domineering or controlling way.
- Stop trying to boss me—I can make my own decisions.
- He doesn't like it when people boss him at work.
- She tends to boss her younger brother around all the time.
noun
- A person who is in charge of workers or an organization; a manager or supervisor.
- She asked her boss for a day off to attend a family event.
- The boss called a meeting to discuss the new company policy.
- My boss gave me a raise after I finished the project early.
- A person who controls or dominates a situation or group; a leader.
- The team needed a boss to keep everyone on track.
- In the group project, Maria was the boss and made all the final decisions.
- He likes to be the boss of every game he plays.
- A round, raised decoration or stud on a surface, such as on a shield or a piece of furniture.
- The antique shield had a golden boss in the center.
- The wooden chest was decorated with brass bosses along the edges.
- Each boss on the door was carefully carved by hand.
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adjective
- Excellent; very good (informal, especially in slang).
- That new song is totally boss!
- Your skateboard trick was absolutely boss.
- We had a boss time at the beach yesterday.