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How to pronounce boss in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms emboss, stamp
Type of impress, imprint
Has types block


embossed stationery.
Type Words
Synonyms brag


a boss hand at carpentry.
Type Words
Synonyms knob
Type of projection
Has types nailhead, knobble
Type Words
Synonyms party boss, political boss
Type of politician, politico, pol, political leader


party bosses have a reputation for corruption.
Type Words
Synonyms hirer
Type of employer
Has types old man, guvnor


the boss hired three more men for the new job.
Type Words
Synonyms chief, foreman, gaffer, honcho
Type of supervisor
Has types assistant foreman, baas, ganger, straw boss
Derivation bossy
Type Words
Type of leader
Has types drug baron, drug lord


he is his own boss now.

Examples of boss

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Would you prefer Denney and Co. read it first before hearing it from their boss?
From the omaha.com
A truly great boss will engender loyalty before any of those other factors will.
From the courier-journal.com
For all his incredible success, people are talking about what a bad boss he was.
From the businessweek.com
As the new boss of the PC Div., he supervised several of the company's founders.
From the businessweek.com
Meanwhile, Dudley, the company's BP-appointed boss, is battling to keep his job.
From the time.com
Haith needs to look his boss Mike Alden straight in the eyes and tell the truth.
From the stltoday.com
My boss is an angry little smurf, who takes pride in his unreasonable outbursts.
From the forbes.com
Curtis is secure in his job, respected by his boss and much loved by his family.
From the theaustralian.com.au
Disaster for the Latics, but boy does Bolton boss Owen Coyle need a bit of luck.
From the bbc.co.uk
More examples
  • Emboss: raise in a relief; "embossed stationery"
  • Exceptionally good; "a boss hand at carpentry"; "his brag cornfield"
  • Foreman: a person who exercises control over workers; "if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman"
  • A person responsible for hiring workers; "the boss hired three more men for the new job"
  • A person who exercises control and makes decisions; "he is his own boss now"
  • Party boss: a leader in a political party who controls votes and dictates appointments; "party bosses have a reputation for corruption"
  • In architecture, a boss is a knob or protrusion of stone or wood. Bosses can often be found in the ceilings of buildings, particularly at the intersection of a vault. ...
  • Boss were a hard rock/heavy metal band from Sydney, Australia.
  • Beyond the Black Stump is an Australian comic strip written by Sean Leahy. It won the "Best Comic Strip" at the 2003 National Coffs Harbour Cartoon Awards and the "Comic Strip Cartoonist of the Year" at the Australian Cartoonist's Association's Stanley Award the same year.