boss

boss is a 4-letter English word with 16 senses as noun, transitive verb, verb, and adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Any protuberant part; a round, swelling part or body; a knoblike process; as, a boss of wood. Face value is 6 in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

4 letters · Scrabble 6 · Words With Friends 7 · 16 senses

Definitions

1. noun. Any protuberant part; a round, swelling part or body; a knoblike process; as, a boss of wood.
2. noun. 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.
3. noun. A projecting ornament placed at the intersection of the ribs of ceilings, whether vaulted or flat, and in other situations.
4. noun. 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.
5. noun. The enlarged part of a shaft, on which a wheel is keyed, or at the end, where it is coupled to another.
6. noun. A swage or die used for shaping metals.
7. noun. A head or reservoir of water.
8. transitive verb. To ornament with bosses; to stud.
9. noun. A master workman or superintendent; a director or manager; a political dictator.
10. noun. a circular rounded projection or protuberance

    Synonyms: knob

11. noun. a person responsible for hiring workers

    "the boss hired three more men for the new job"

    Synonyms: hirer

12. noun. a person who exercises control and makes decisions

    "he is his own boss now"

13. noun. a person who exercises control over workers

    "if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman"

    Synonyms: chief, foreman, gaffer, honcho

14. noun. a leader in a political party who controls votes and dictates appointments

    "party bosses have a reputation for corruption"

15. verb. raise in a relief

    "embossed stationery"

    Synonyms: emboss, stamp

16. adjective. exceptionally good

    "a boss hand at carpentry"

    "his brag cornfield"

    Synonyms: brag

Synonyms

knob, hirer, chief, foreman, gaffer, honcho, emboss, stamp, brag

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in boss:

sobs

Common word forms

bos, bossed, bosser, bosses, bossest, bossing

Words from these letters

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