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boss

Pronunciation: US [bɑs] UK [bɒs]

n.Boss; Manager; Chief; hub
v.Command in charge when ... Chief of bullying
adj.(Colloquial) in charge, (Slang) top
WebBOLs boss; the boss

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Antonyms

atrocious awful execrable lousy pathetic poor rotten terrible vile wretched

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Definitions in English

n.	1. a round raised part that sticks out from a surface, e. g. a stud at the center of a shield 2. a South African intelligence organization during the apartheid era. 3. a decorative knob on a vaulted ceiling at points where the ribs meet 4. in computer games, an opponent who is hard to defeat but must be overcome in order to complete a game level 5. a round swelling on a plant or on the horn of an animal 6. a mass of volcanic rock with a roughly circular cross section and vertical sides 7. somebody who is in charge of others, especially in a work environment 8. the dominant partner in a relationship or the dominant member of a group, who tends to make decisions and give instructions 9. a politician who exerts a controlling influence, e. g. by applying pressure on others to vote in a particular way 10. the person who is in charge of you at work 11. a circular decoration at the centre of something
v.	1. to give somebody orders in an authoritarian way that is often resisted or resented
adj.	1. so good as to dominate in a group

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Example Sentences

Cascades of light..fell on the hairless domes and bosses of his skull.
Source: S. Beckett
He stood in the entrance to the cave..resting his forehead against a boss of cold rock.
Source: P. V. White

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