boss
One who is in charge of something.
Noun 4 meanings
One who is in charge of something.
“The boss of the company was going to Spain for work.”
An enemy, often at the end of a level, that is particularly challenging and must be beaten in order to progress.
A lump, protuberance, or swelling in an animal, person or object.
A target block, made of foam but historically made of hay bales, to which a target face is attached.
Verb 2 meanings
To exercise authoritative control over; to tell (someone) what to do, often repeatedly.
To decorate with bosses; to emboss.
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch baas, from Middle Dutch baes (“master of a household, friend”), from Old Dutch *baso (“uncle, kinsman”), from Proto-West Germanic *baswō, from Proto-Germanic *baswô (“uncle”), perhaps from Proto-Germanic *ba-, *bō- (“father, older male relative”), source also of the English terms babe, boy, bub, bully.
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BOSS at a glance
BOSS has 4 letters and scores 6 points in Scrabble (B 3 + O 1 + S 1 + S 1) and 7 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,739 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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