| Noun | 1. | boss - a person who exercises control over workers; "if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman"baas - South African term for `boss' ganger - the foreman of a work gang supervisor - one who supervises or has charge and direction of | |
| 2. | boss - a person responsible for hiring workers; "the boss hired three more men for the new job"employer - a person or firm that employs workers | |
| 3. | boss - a person who exercises control and makes decisions; "he is his own boss now"leader - a person who rules or guides or inspires others | |
| 4. | boss - a leader in a political party who controls votes and dictates appointments; "party bosses have a reputation for corruption" | |
| 5. | boss - a circular rounded projection or protuberancenailhead - flattened boss on the end of nail opposite to the point projection - any structure that branches out from a central support | |
| Verb | 1. | boss - raise in a relief; "embossed stationary"block - stamp or emboss a title or design on a book with a block; "block the book cover" imprint, impress - mark or stamp with or as if with pressure; "To make a batik, you impress a design with wax" | |
| Adj. | 1. | boss - exceptionally good; "a boss hand at carpentry"; "his brag cornfield"colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech superior - of high or superior quality or performance; "superior wisdom derived from experience"; "superior math students" | |