From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
boss
adj 1: exceptionally good; "a boss hand at carpentry"; "his brag
cornfield" [syn: boss, brag]
n 1: a person who exercises control over workers; "if you want
to leave early you have to ask the foreman" [syn:
foreman, chief, gaffer, honcho, boss]
2: a person responsible for hiring workers; "the boss hired
three more men for the new job" [syn: boss, hirer]
3: a person who exercises control and makes decisions; "he is
his own boss now"
4: a leader in a political party who controls votes and dictates
appointments; "party bosses have a reputation for corruption"
[syn: party boss, political boss, boss]
5: a circular rounded projection or protuberance [syn: knob,
boss]
v 1: raise in a relief; "embossed stationery" [syn: emboss,
boss, stamp]