Boss : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Boss	by the DICT Development Group
6 results for Boss
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
boss adj exceptionally good; "a boss hand at carpentry"; "his brag cornfield" Synonym(s): boss, brag n a person who exercises control over workers; "if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman" Synonym(s): foreman, chief, gaffer, honcho, boss a person responsible for hiring workers; "the boss hired three more men for the new job" Synonym(s): boss, hirer a person who exercises control and makes decisions; "he is his own boss now" a leader in a political party who controls votes and dictates appointments; "party bosses have a reputation for corruption" Synonym(s): party boss, political boss, boss a circular rounded projection or protuberance Synonym(s): knob, boss v raise in a relief; "embossed stationery" [syn: emboss, boss, stamp]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Boss \Boss\ (b[ocr]s; 115), n.; pl. {Bosses} (-[ecr]z). [OE. boce, bose, boche, OF. boce, boche, bosse, F. bosse, of G. origin; cf. OHG. b[d3]zo tuft, bunch, OHG. b[d3]zan, MHG. b[93]zen, to beat. See {Beat}, and cf. {Botch} a swelling.] 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}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Boss \Boss\ (b[ocr]s), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bossed} (b[ocr]st); p. pr. & vb. n. {Bossing}.] [OE. bocen, fr. OF. bocier. See the preceding word.] To ornament with bosses; to stud.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Boss \Boss\, n. [D. baas master.] A master workman or superintendent; a director or manager; a political dictator. [Slang, U. S.]
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Boss, MO Zip code(s): 65440
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
BOSS Bridgport Operating System Software. A derivative of the {ISO 1054} numerical machine control language for milling, etc.