boss

/bɑs//bɒs//bɔs/
🔵 Intermediate

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Difficulty LevelIntermediate

Standard vocabulary

Word FrequencyVery Common

Used frequently in everyday conversation

Syllables1

Simple pronunciation

Analysis:

  • Common vocabulary word
  • Simple pronunciation

noun

1. A person who oversees and directs the work of others; a supervisor.

2. A person in charge of a business or company.

"Chat turned to whisper when the boss entered the conference room."

3. A leader, the head of an organized group or team.

"They named him boss because he had good leadership skills."

4. The head of a political party in a given region or district.

"He is the Republican boss in Kentucky."

5. A term of address to a man.

"Yes, boss."

6. An enemy, often at the end of a level, that is particularly challenging and must be beaten in order to progress.

7. Wife.

"There's no olive oil; will sunflower oil do? — I'll have to run that by the boss."

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verb

1. To exercise authoritative control over; to tell (someone) what to do, often repeatedly.

Synonyms: boss around, lord over

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adjective

1. Of excellent quality, first-rate.

"That is a boss Zefron poster."

boss

/bɑs//bɒs//bɔs/
🔵 Intermediate

Word Statistics

Difficulty LevelIntermediate

Standard vocabulary

Word FrequencyVery Common

Used frequently in everyday conversation

Syllables1

Simple pronunciation

Analysis:

  • Common vocabulary word
  • Simple pronunciation

noun

1. A swelling, lump or protuberance in an animal, person or object.

2. A lump-like mass of rock, especially one projecting through a stratum of different rock.

3. A convex protuberance in hammered work, especially the rounded projection in the centre of a shield.

4. A protrusion, frequently a cylinder of material that extends beyond a hole.

5. A knob or projection, usually at the intersection of ribs in a vault.

6. A target block, made of foam but historically made of hay bales, to which a target face is attached.

7. 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.

8. A head or reservoir of water.

verb

1. To decorate with bosses; to emboss.

boss

/bɑs//bɒs//bɔs/
🔵 Intermediate

Word Statistics

Difficulty LevelIntermediate

Standard vocabulary

Word FrequencyVery Common

Used frequently in everyday conversation

Syllables1

Simple pronunciation

Analysis:

  • Common vocabulary word
  • Simple pronunciation

noun

1. A hassock or small seat, especially made from a bundle of straw.

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