boss¹ /bos/ (informal)

1. A chief or leader
2. A master, employer, manager or foreman
3. The person who pulls the wires in political intrigues

1. Chief
2. Excellent

1. To manage or control
2. To domineer over (sometimes with about or around)

bossˈily adverb

bossˈiness noun

bossˈism noun (US)

The domination of a political party by bosses

bossˈy adjective

Disagreeably domineering

boss cocky noun (Aust informal)

A boss

bossˈyboots singular noun (informal)

A person who enjoys telling others what to do

boss² /bos/

1. A knob or stud
2. A thickened part of a shaft, for strengthening or to allow attachment of other parts (mechanics)
3. A wheel or propeller hub
4. A raised ornament in wood or leatherwork, or (architecture) at the intersection of ribs in a vault
5. A dome-shaped protuberance of igneous rock exposed by erosion

To ornament with bosses

bossed adjective

Embossed

boss³ /bos/ or bossy /bosˈi/ (US)

A calf or cow

boss⁴ /bos/ (Scot)

1. Hollow
2. Empty

boss⁵ /bos/ (dialect and slang)

To make a mess of

A mistake

bossˈ-eyed adjective

1. With one good eye
2. Squint-eyed
3. Out of true

boss shot noun

A bungled shot or attempt

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