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