boss

• a person who exercises control over workers
• a person responsible for hiring workers
• a person who exercises control and makes decisions
• a leader in a political party who controls votes and dictates appointments
• a circular rounded projection or protuberance
• raise in a relief
• exceptionally good
• Any protuberant part
• 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 projecting ornament placed at the intersection of the ribs of ceilings, whether vaulted or flat, and in other situations
• 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
• The enlarged part of a shaft, on which a wheel is keyed, or at the end, where it is coupled to another
• A swage or die used for shaping metals
• A head or reservoir of water
• To ornament with bosses
• A master workman or superintendent
• Residential area (city, town, village) in Norway in Akershus
• Residential area (city, town, village) in the United States of America (USA) in Missouri
• Residential area (city, town, village) in the United States of America (USA) in Texas

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