boss | Lernwerd

Forms

1.One who is in charge or something.
- He is the Republican boss in Kentucky.
- My boss complains that I'm always late to work.
- The boss of the company was going to Spain for work.
2.An enemy, often at the end of a level, that is particularly challenging and must be beaten in order to progress.
- She thinks of her boss as a father.
- I have a boss who's much younger than me.
- I bow to the boss in greeting, and he returns my bow with a nod.
3.A lump, protuberance, or swelling in an animal, person or object.
- She thinks of her boss as a father.
- I have a boss who's much younger than me.
- I bow to the boss in greeting, and he returns my bow with a nod.
4.A target block, made of foam but historically made of hay bales, to which a target face is attached.
- She thinks of her boss as a father.
- I have a boss who's much younger than me.
- I bow to the boss in greeting, and he returns my bow with a nod.

1.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.
2.To decorate with bosses; to emboss.

Common· #1891

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *bʰā-

Proto-Germanic *bō-?

Proto-Germanic *baswô

Proto-West Germanic *baswō

Old Dutch *baso

Middle Dutch baes

Dutch baasbor.

English boss