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      boss
      noun
      A person who oversees and directs the work of others; a supervisor.
      A person in charge of a business or company.
      A leader, the head of an organized group or team.
      (informal, especially India, MLE and Philippines) A term of address to a man, especially a customer, but also sometimes to a friend or acquaintance of equal standing.
      (video games) An enemy, often at the end of a level, that is particularly challenging and must be beaten in order to progress.
      (humorous) One's wife.
      A swelling, lump or protuberance in an animal, person or object.
      (geology) A lump-like mass of rock, especially one projecting through a stratum of different rock.
      (mechanics) A protrusion; frequently a cylinder of material that extends beyond a hole.
      (architecture) A knob or projection, usually at the intersection of ribs in a vault.
      The head of a political party in a given region or district.
      A convex protuberance in hammered work, especially the rounded projection in the centre of a shield.
      (architecture) A roughly cut stone set in place for later carving.
      (archery) A target block, made of foam but historically made of hay bales, to which a target face is attached.
      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.
      A head or reservoir of water.
      A surname.
      (US, finance) Initialism of Bond and Option Sales Strategy.
      (obsolete) A hassock or small seat, especially made from a bundle of straw.
      verb
      (transitive) To exercise authoritative control over; to tell (someone) what to do, often repeatedly.
      (transitive) To decorate with bosses; to emboss.
      adjective
      (slang, US, Canada, Liverpool) Of excellent quality, first-rate.
      Synonyms for boss
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