1856, from boss (n.1). Related: Bossed; bossing.

"protuberance, button," c. 1300, from Old French boce "a hump, swelling, tumor" (12c., Modern French bosse), from either Frankish *botija or Vulgar Latin *bottia, both which is of [..]

"overseer," 1640s, American English, from Dutch baas "a master," Middle Dutch baes, of obscure origin. If original sense was "uncle," perhaps it is related to Old High Ge [..]

Any member of the managerial ranks who is directly in charge of miners (e.g., "shift-boss," "face-boss," "fire-boss," etc.).

emboss: raise in a relief; "embossed stationery" exceptionally good; "a boss hand at carpentry"; "his brag cornfield" fore [..]

a powerful character that a player will face and must defeat at the end of a level.

a chief or leader

BOSS: Baseline Operating Systems Security

Informal bush title for an officer; alternative address to 'sir'

A shallow raised shape that is pressed into a sheet of material to increase the strength in a local area. Also called embossment.

balbos (or) balebos (balbatim or balebatim)

One of a set of plain or embellished metal knobs or raised cleats firmly attached to the outside of a book cover, usually at the center and/or corners. Bosses were used on medieval bookbindings from t [..]

The raised area in the center of a cymbal or gong.

A bump or protrusion. This term has several specific bicycle usages: Cantilever bosses are the brazed-on pivots attached to frames and forks for cantilever brakes. Shift lever bosses are brazed-on piv [..]

Adj. Excellent, good. [Orig. U.S.]

a protuberance.

A projection of circular cross-section on a casting. Usually intended for drilling and tapping for attaching parts.

The centre part of a wheel through which the axle passes. Also called the hub.

Computer-based warehouse management system, responsible for tracking physical stock in the warehouse.

A projection or an enlarged section of a casting through which a hole may be machined.

A protrusion on a die casting

A raised stud feature that is used to engage fasteners or support features of other parts passing through them.

Projecting ornament concealing intersection of vaulting ribs, etc.    (Wood, Margaret. The English Medieval House, 410)

(n) a person who exercises control over workers(n) a person responsible for hiring workers(n) a person who exercises control and makes decisions(n) a leader in a political party who controls votes and [..]

a master, is the Dutch baas, head of the household. Hence the great man, chief, a masher, a swell.

A generic term that describes something that sticks up on a part. An plastic part may require a hole for a screw, so the designer will add a round boss to make room.

The Baryon Oscillation Sky Survey, one of the four component surveys of SDSS-III. It is obtaining redshifts of 1.5 million galaxies, and spectra of 150,000 z > 2.2 quasars, to measure the baryon os [..]

An ornamental knob covering the intersection of ribs in a vault or on a ceiling.

a bump found at the base of the chelicerae of some spiders

a projecting keystone, usually painted or carved, that forms the meeting point of the ribs of a vault.

The Baryon Oscillation Sky Survey, one of the four component surveys of SDSS-III. It is obtaining redshifts of 1.5 million galaxies, and spectra of 150,000 z > 2.2 quasars, to measure the baryon oscillation signal in the correlation function as a geometrical probe of cosmology. It also obtained imaging over roughly 3100 deg2 of the Southern Gala [..]

The part of the propeller to which blades are attached. Also the aparture in the stern frame where propeller shaft enters.

The swell of a ship's hull around the propeller shaft.

The swell of a ship's hull around the propeller shaft.

Powerful enemies that can be battled via the quest system. All party members who are participating in the quest fight the boss together.

Broadband Offboard Satellite System

the head of the crime Family; he is the only one who gives permission to "whack" or "make" someone, and he makes money from all Family operations; synonyms: don, chairman.

the head of the Family who runs the show. He decides who gets made and who gets whacked. The boss also gets points from all Family business; also see don, chairman.

A Prison Officer

A particularly tough enemy that proves its wits and tactical savvy by either living in a room designed to kill it, or a dungeon containing a weapon which is its only weakness. May repeatedly attempt t [..]

In many video games (especially fighters), each stage ends with an encounter with a creature or robot that is typically much larger and tougher than the normal enemies. Which begs the question: Why do [..]

Originally a video game term, bosses are powerful foes who require significant resources to defeat. In a given area, there is usually only one boss (though a boss will sometimes have sub-bosses).

A knoblike projection on the main body of a forging or casting.

noun. A players term referring to one who plays the game of Bowls. See bowl

A very tough (and usually very large) enemy to defeat. Bosses are most often found at the end of a stage, representing a final marker to destroy before advancement to the next stage. They mostly have [..]

an ornamental projection on both decorative objects and architectural surfaces.

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. A convex protuberance in hamme [..]

===Noun=== ====a person who oversees and directs the work of others==== =====Synonyms===== boss chief head head man supervisor overseer superior foreman manager superintendent person administrator R [..]

of propeller the central part to which propeller blades are attached and through which the shaft end passes

Boss may refer to:

In video games, a boss is a significant computer-controlled opponent. A fight with a boss character is commonly referred to as a boss battle or boss fight. Bosses are generally far stronger than other [..]

Boss is a lunar impact crater that is located along the northeast rim of the Moon's near side. Due to its location, the crater is viewed from the side by observers on the Earth, and its visibility is [..]

A crime boss, also known as a crime lord, Don, gang lord, kingpin, godfather, or criminal mastermind, is a person in charge of a criminal organization. A crime boss typically has absolute or nearly ab [..]

In architecture, a boss is a knob or protrusion of wood, stone, or metal.

In architecture, a boss is a knob or protrusion of wood, stone, or metal.

Boss were a hard rock band, which formed in 1979 in Adelaide. Long-term members were Craig Csongrady on lead vocals and Kevin Pratt on lead guitar. The group issued a sole album, Step on It, in Octobe [..]

Boss is a 2006 Indian Telugu-language romantic action film, produced by D. Siva Prasad Reddy on Kamakshi Movies banner and directed by V. N. Aditya. Starring Nagarjuna Akkineni, Nayanthara, Poonam Baj [..]

Lichelle Laws (born September 12, 1969), better known by her stage name Boss, is an American rapper from Detroit, Michigan. Her debut album, Born Gangstaz, reached number three on Billboard's Top R&am [..]

Boss is an album by noise rock band Magik Markers, released on September 25, 2007. It was their second release on the Ecstatic Peace label, the first being I Trust My Guitar, Etc., from 2005. A vinyl [..]

In engineering, a boss is a protruding feature on a work piece. A common use for a boss is to locate one object within a pocket or hole of another object. For instance, some motors use a precisely mac [..]

Biochemical and Organic Simulation System (BOSS) is a general-purpose molecular modeling program that performs molecular mechanics calculations, Metropolis Monte Carlo statistical mechanics simulation [..]

Boss is an 2011 Indian Kannada-language action film directed by R. Raghuraj, who has turned to direction from photo-journalism. Darshan and Navya Nair are the lead pair of the film. V. Harikrishna has [..]

Boss is an American political drama television serial created by Farhad Safinia. The series stars Kelsey Grammer as Tom Kane, the mayor of Chicago, who has recently been diagnosed with Lewy body demen [..]

Boss is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language action-comedy film directed by Anthony D'Souza and written by Farhad-Sajid. It was produced by Cape of Good Films and Ashwin Varde Productions and features Akshay [..]

Boss is a surname of European origin, mainly Germanic. In English Boss comes from the nickname for a hunchback, or bossu in Old French meaning ‘hunchbacked’ (a derivative of bosse ‘lump’, ‘hump’. From [..]

"Boss" (stylized as "BO$$") is a song recorded by American girl group Fifth Harmony, released as the lead single from the group's debut studio album, Reflection (2015). Serviced to contemporary hit ra [..]