BOSS

System or brand

A boss is the person in charge—your supervisor at work, the leader of a group, or anyone with authority over others.

To boss someone is to give them orders, often pushily: Stop bossing me around.

As slang, boss means excellent or impressive: That's a boss car.

In manufacturing, a boss is a raised surface or protrusion on a part, used for mounting or alignment.

workplace

supervisor

One who directs workers

executive · foreman · overseer · director · chief · head · leadership · authority · promotion · corner office

mechanical

stud

Upright wall framing

shield · hub · ornament · embossed · decorative · metal · raised · center · circular · mounting

slang

awesome

Extremely impressive or overwhelming

impressive · legendary · epic · skilled · masterful · dominant · swagger · respect · admiration · attitude

crime

mob

Disorderly, aggressive crowd

  • mafiaCriminal organization using intimidation
  • godfatherMale baptismal guardian
  • cartelPrice-fixing coalition

kingpin · don · underboss · capo · syndicate · racket · organized crime · territory · family · crew

gaming

level

Horizontal or uniform position

raid · dungeon · loot · respawn · checkpoint · miniboss · strategy · attack pattern · weakness · phase

cattle

cow

Female bovine

  • brandCompany's product line name
  • steerDirect movement or castrated bull
  • rancherOne who raises livestock

herd · livestock · roundup · trail drive · western · stockman · wrangler · drover · vaquero · ranch hand

Categories
Opposites
hierarchical authority

BOSSsubordinate

One lower in rank

employee · underling · worker · minion · peon

QUALITY/COMPETENCE (slang)

BOSSlame

Weak or limping

weak · pathetic · wack · trash · uncool

dominance in relationships

BOSSfollower

One who supports another

subordinate · servant · doormat · submissive · slave

Phrases
Family

bossy, bossiness, bosses, bossed, bossing

Familiarity
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G