boss

Adjective

• exceptionally good
  • a boss hand at carpentry
    
  • his brag cornfield
    

Noun

• a circular rounded projection or protuberance

• a leader in a political party who controls votes and dictates appointments
  • party bosses have a reputation for corruption
    

• a person who exercises control and makes decisions
  • he is his own boss now
    

• a person responsible for hiring workers
  • the boss hired three more men for the new job
    

• a person who exercises control over workers
  • if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman
    

Verb

• raise in a relief
  • embossed stationery
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  brag , knob , party boss , political boss , hirer , foreman , chief , gaffer , honcho , emboss , stamp