noun Download 🔗Share A person who oversees and directs the work of others; a supervisor. Examples : "The workers listened carefully to their bosses during the morning meeting. " person job business organization work Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A person in charge of a business or company. Examples : "Chat turned to whisper when the boss entered the conference room." business organization job person Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A leader, the head of an organized group or team. Examples : "They named him boss because he had good leadership skills." person organization business job Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The head of a political party in a given region or district. Examples : "He is the Republican boss in Kentucky." politics government organization person Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A term of address to a man. Examples : "Yes, boss." person language communication Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An enemy, often at the end of a level, that is particularly challenging and must be beaten in order to progress. Examples : "In the video game, the bosses were so difficult that I had to practice for hours to defeat them and move to the next level. " game entertainment computing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Wife. Examples : ""My bosses always make sure the kids have their homework done before dinner." " family person Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To exercise authoritative control over; to tell (someone) what to do, often repeatedly. Examples : "My older sister always bosses me around when we're cleaning the house. " action business job work organization communication Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A swelling, lump or protuberance in an animal, person or object. Examples : "The blacksmith hammered the metal sheet, careful to create uniform bosses that would reinforce the shield. " body medicine physiology anatomy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A lump-like mass of rock, especially one projecting through a stratum of different rock. Examples : "The geologist pointed out the rounded bosses of granite pushing through the layers of sedimentary rock in the canyon wall. " geology mass Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A convex protuberance in hammered work, especially the rounded projection in the centre of a shield. Examples : "The shield had intricate bosses, each one a rounded bump in the center. " art material architecture military structure Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A protrusion, frequently a cylinder of material that extends beyond a hole. Examples : "The bicycle's handlebars had rubber bosses to provide a better grip around the brake levers. " material part structure technical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A knob or projection, usually at the intersection of ribs in a vault. Examples : "Looking up at the cathedral ceiling, we could see the decorative bosses where the arched ribs met. " architecture building part Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A target block, made of foam but historically made of hay bales, to which a target face is attached. Examples : "The archery club used new foam bosses for practice because they were lighter and easier to move than the old hay bale ones. " sport item Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share 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. Examples : "The bricklayer carefully filled the bosses with mortar, ready to climb the ladder and apply it between the new bricks. " material utensil building architecture work Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A head or reservoir of water. Examples : "The mountain stream's bosses, or headwaters, were high after the heavy rain. " nature geography utility Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To decorate with bosses; to emboss. Examples : "The artist bosses the metal plate with intricate floral patterns. " art style appearance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A hassock or small seat, especially made from a bundle of straw. Examples : "After a long day weeding the garden, I sat down wearily on a couple of bosses near the shed. " item utensil thing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading