A person who oversees and directs the work of others; a supervisor.
The boss of the company was going to Spain for work.
A swelling, lump or protuberance in an animal, person or object.
A hassock or small seat, especially made from a bundle of straw.
All were waiting : uncle Charles, who sat far away in the shadow of the window, Dante and Mr Casey, who sat in the easy chairs at either side of the hearth, Stephen, seated on a chair between them, his feet resting on a toasting boss.
To exercise authoritative control over; to tell (someone) what to do, often repeatedly.
By YOU last night’s journey was actually bossed / Without you, I’m certain, we’d all have been lost.
A surname.
Initialism of Bond and Option Sales Strategy.
From Dutch baas, from Middle Dutch baes (“master of a household, friend”), from Old Dutch *baso (“uncle, kinsman”), from Proto-West Germanic *baswō, from Proto-Germanic *baswô (“uncle”), perhaps from ...
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To decorate with bosses; to emboss.