Boss (noun)
A swelling, lump or protuberance in an animal, person or object.
Boss (noun)
A lump-like mass of rock, especially one projecting through a stratum of different rock.
Boss (noun)
A convex protuberance in hammered work, especially the rounded projection in the centre of a shield.
Boss (noun)
A protrusion, frequently a cylinder of material that extends beyond a hole.
Boss (noun)
A knob or projection, usually at the intersection of ribs in a vault.
Boss (noun)
the target block, made of foam but historically made of hay bales, to which a target face is attached.
Boss (noun)
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.
Boss (noun)
A head or reservoir of water.
Boss (noun)
A hassock or small seat, especially made from a bundle of straw.
Boss (noun)
A person who oversees and directs the work of others; a supervisor.
“Bad people make for bad bosses. ― Dawn Pine”
Boss (noun)
A person in charge of a business or company.
“Chat turned to whisper when the boss entered the conference room.”
“My boss complains that I’m always late to work.”
Boss (noun)
A leader, the head of an organized group or team.
“They named him boss because he had good leadership skills.”
Boss (noun)
The head of a political party in a given region or district.
“He is the Republican boss in Kentucky.”
Boss (noun)
A term of address to a man.
“Yes, boss.”
Boss (noun)
An enemy, often at the end of a level, that is particularly challenging and must be beaten in order to progress.
Boss (noun)
Wife.
“There’s no olive oil; will sunflower oil do? — I’ll have to run that by the boss.”
Boss (verb)
To decorate with bosses; to emboss.
Boss (verb)
To exercise authoritative control over; to tell (someone) what to do, often repeatedly.
“lord over|boss around”
Boss (adjective)
Of excellent quality, first-rate.
“That is a boss Zefron poster.”
Superior (adjective)
Higher in quality.
“Rebecca had always thought shorts were far superior to pants, as they didn’t constantly make her legs itch.”
Superior (adjective)
Higher in rank.
Superior (adjective)
More comprehensive, as a term in classification.
“A genus is superior to a species.”
Superior (adjective)
Located above.
“the superior jaw; the superior part of an image”
Superior (adjective)
Above the ovary; said of parts of the flower which, although normally below the ovary, adhere to it, and so appear to originate from its upper part; also of an ovary when the other floral organs are plainly below it in position, and free from it.
Superior (adjective)
Belonging to the part of an axillary flower which is toward the main stem; posterior.
Superior (adjective)
Pointing toward the apex of the fruit; ascending; said of the radicle.
Superior (adjective)
Greater or better than average; extraordinary.
Superior (adjective)
Beyond the power or influence of; too great or firm to be subdued or affected by; with to.
Superior (adjective)
Of a planet: closer to the Earth than to the sun.
Superior (noun)
A person of higher rank or quality.
Superior (noun)
The senior person in a monastic community.
Boss (noun)
a person who is in charge of a worker or organization
“union bosses”
“her boss offered her a promotion”
Boss (noun)
a person in control of a group or situation
“does he see you as a partner, or is he already the boss?”
Boss (noun)
(in computer gaming) a particularly tough enemy, usually appearing at the end of a section or level
“the boss characters provide more than enough challenge”
“you may be required to kill a boss monster”
Boss (noun)
a stud on the centre of a shield.
Boss (noun)
an ornamental carving covering the point where the ribs in a vault or ceiling cross.
Boss (noun)
the central part of a propeller.
Boss (noun)
a large mass of igneous rock protruding through other strata.
Boss (noun)
a cow.
Boss (verb)
give (someone) orders in a domineering manner
“you’re always bossing us about”
Boss (adjective)
excellent; outstanding
“she’s a real boss chick”
Superior (adjective)
higher in rank, status, or quality
“a superior officer”
“the new model is superior to every other car on the road”
Superior (adjective)
of high standard or quality
“superior malt whiskies”
Superior (adjective)
greater in size or power
“deploying superior force”
Superior (adjective)
above yielding to or being influenced by
“I felt superior to any accusation of anti-Semitism”
Superior (adjective)
having or showing an overly high opinion of oneself; conceited
“that girl was frightfully superior”
Superior (adjective)
(of a letter, figure, or symbol) written or printed above the line.
Superior (adjective)
further above or out; higher in position.
Superior (adjective)
(of the ovary of a flower) situated above the sepals and petals.
Superior (noun)
a person superior to another in rank or status, especially a colleague in a higher position
“obeying their superiors’ orders”
Superior (noun)
the head of a monastery or other religious institution.
Superior (noun)
a superior letter, figure, or symbol.