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Boss   /bɑs/  /bɔs/   Listen
noun
Boss  n.  (pl. bosses)  
1.
Any protuberant part; a round, swelling part or body; a knoblike process; as, a boss of wood.
2.
A protuberant ornament on any work, either of different material from that of the work or of the same, as upon a buckler or bridle; a stud; a knob; the central projection of a shield. See Umbilicus.
3.
(Arch.) A projecting ornament placed at the intersection of the ribs of ceilings, whether vaulted or flat, and in other situations.
4.
A wooden vessel for the mortar used in tiling or masonry, hung by a hook from the laths, or from the rounds of a ladder.
5.
(Mech.)
(a)
The enlarged part of a shaft, on which a wheel is keyed, or at the end, where it is coupled to another.
(b)
A swage or die used for shaping metals.
6.
A head or reservoir of water. (Obs.)


Boss  n.  A master workman or superintendent; a director or manager; a political dictator. (Slang, U. S.)


verb
Boss  v. t.  (past & past part. bossed; pres. part. bossing)  To ornament with bosses; to stud.





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"Boss" Quotes from Famous Books



... never permit an Allied computer to hit the market that was not the absolute master of square roots. If Lovegear wanted to work on Pascal on his own time it was fine with the boss. ...
— Weak on Square Roots • Russell Burton
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... blowing, and dilated red,— The coal-black steed, in rich caparison Far trailing to the ground, went proudly on. 80 Proudly he tramped, as conscious of his charge, And turned around his eye-balls, bright and large, And shook the frothy boss, as in disdain; And tossed the flakes, indignant, off his mane; And, with high-swelling veins, exulting pressed Proudly against the barb his heaving breast. The fate of empires glowing in his thought, Thus armed, ...
— The Poetical Works of William Lisle Bowles, Vol. 1 • William Lisle Bowles
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... formed into little companies of from four to twelve men each. The actual "cutters" had less to do than the other members, for they merely felled the trees. Others sawed and hacked the tree trunks into logs. The boss, or chief man in the gang, then chipped away the white sappy rind surrounding the scarlet heart with its crystals of brilliant red. If the tree were very big (and some were six feet round) they split the bole by gunpowder. The red hearts alone were ...
— On the Spanish Main - Or, Some English forays on the Isthmus of Darien. • John Masefield
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... this defiance. She grew blind with rage, so much so that she did not notice Phillips himself; he had approached within hearing distance. "You've got the boss; he's crazy about you, but ...
— The Winds of Chance • Rex Beach
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... a hot scent, and were off with the men riding fast behind, Henry's half-breed loped alongside his master, paying no attention to the wild baying of the pack. He would look up at Henry as if to say: "No hurry, boss. Wait a little. Then I'll show them!" He loped along, wagging his tail, evidently enjoying this race with his master. After a while the chase grew hotter. Then Henry's half-hound ran ahead a little way, and ...
— Tales of lonely trails • Zane Grey
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