boss

boss has 16 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 4.

Definitions

• n.. Any protuberant part; a round, swelling part or body; a knoblike process; as, a boss of wood.
• n.. A protuberant ornament on any work, either of different material from that of the work or of the same, as upon a buckler or bridle; a stud; a knob; the central projection of a shield. See Umbilicus.
• n.. A projecting ornament placed at the intersection of the ribs of ceilings, whether vaulted or flat, and in other situations.
• n.. 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.
• n.. The enlarged part of a shaft, on which a wheel is keyed, or at the end, where it is coupled to another.
• n.. A swage or die used for shaping metals.
• n.. A head or reservoir of water.
• v. t.. To ornament with bosses; to stud.
• n.. A master workman or superintendent; a director or manager; a political dictator.
• n.. a circular rounded projection or protuberance
• n.. a person responsible for hiring workers; "the boss hired three more men for the new job"
• n.. a person who exercises control and makes decisions; "he is his own boss now"