Found 4 items, similar to boss.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: boss
atasan, babe, boss, cukong, kepala, majikan, memerintah
Indonesian → English (quick)
Definition: boss
boss
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: boss
boss
n 1: a person who exercises control over workers;
“if you want to
leave early you have to ask the foreman” [syn:
foreman,
chief,
gaffer,
honcho]
2: a person responsible for hiring workers;
“the boss hired
three more men for the new job” [syn:
hirer]
3: a person who exercises control and makes decisions;
“he is
his own boss now”
4: a leader in a political party who controls votes and
dictates appointments;
“party bosses have a reputation for
corruption” [syn:
party boss,
political boss]
5: a circular rounded projection or protuberance [syn:
knob]
v : raise in a relief;
“embossed stationary” [syn:
emboss,
stamp]
boss
adj : exceptionally good;
“a boss hand at carpentry”;
“his brag
cornfield” [syn:
brag]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Boss
Boss
\Boss\ (b[o^]s), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Bossed (b[o^]st); p.
pr. & vb. n.
Bossing.] [OE. bocen, fr. OF. bocier. See the
preceding word.]
To ornament with bosses; to stud.
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Boss
\Boss\, n. [D. baas master.]
A master workman or superintendent; a director or manager; a
political dictator. [Slang, U. S.]
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Boss
\Boss\ (b[o^]s; 115), n.; pl.
Bosses (-[e^]z). [OE. boce,
bose, boche, OF. boce, boche, bosse, F. bosse, of G. origin;
cf. OHG. b[=o]zo tuft, bunch, OHG. b[=o]zan, MHG. b[^o]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.
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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.
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3. (Arch.) A projecting ornament placed at the intersection
of the ribs of ceilings, whether vaulted or flat, and in
other situations.
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4. [Cf. D. bus box, Dan. b["o]sse.] 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. --Gwilt.
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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.
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6. A head or reservoir of water. [Obs.]
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