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Meaning of boss

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  boss
      adj 1: exceptionally good; "a boss hand at carpentry"; "his brag
             cornfield" [syn: {boss}, {brag}]
      n 1: a person who exercises control over workers; "if you want
           to leave early you have to ask the foreman" [syn:
           {foreman}, {chief}, {gaffer}, {honcho}, {boss}]
      2: a person responsible for hiring workers; "the boss hired
         three more men for the new job" [syn: {boss}, {hirer}]
      3: a person who exercises control and makes decisions; "he is
         his own boss now"
      4: a leader in a political party who controls votes and dictates
         appointments; "party bosses have a reputation for corruption"
         [syn: {party boss}, {political boss}, {boss}]
      5: a circular rounded projection or protuberance [syn: {knob},
         {boss}]
      v 1: raise in a relief; "embossed stationery" [syn: {emboss},
           {boss}, {stamp}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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