What is "boss"

Boss \Boss\ (b[o^]s), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bossed (b[o^]st); p. pr. & vb. n. Bossing.] [OE. bocen, fr. OF. bocier. See the preceding word.] To ornament with bosses; to stud.

Boss \Boss\, n. [D. baas master.] A master workman or superintendent; a director or manager; a political dictator. [Slang, U. S.]

Boss \Boss\ (b[o^]s; 115), n.; pl. Bosses (-[e^]z). [OE. boce, bose, boche, OF. boce, boche, bosse, F. bosse, of G. origin; cf. OHG. b[=o]zo tuft, bunch, OHG. b[=o]zan, MHG. b[^o]zen, to beat. See Beat, and cf. Botch a swelling.]

1. Any protuberant part; a round, swelling part or body; a knoblike process; as, a boss of wood.

2. 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 stud; a knob; the central projection of a shield. See Umbilicus.

3. (Arch.) A projecting ornament placed at the intersection of the ribs of ceilings, whether vaulted or flat, and in other situations.

4. [Cf. D. bus box, Dan. b["o]sse.] 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.
   --Gwilt.

5. (Mech.)

   1. The enlarged part of a shaft, on which a wheel is keyed, or at the end, where it is coupled to another.

   2. A swage or die used for shaping metals.

6. A head or reservoir of water. [Obs.]

"overseer," 1640s, American English, from Dutch baas "a master," Middle Dutch baes, of obscure origin. If original sense was "uncle," perhaps it is related to Old High German basa "aunt," but some sources discount this theory. The Dutch form baas is attested in English from 1620s as the standard title of a Dutch ship's captain. The word's popularity in U.S. may reflect egalitarian avoidance of master (n.) as well as the need to distinguish slave from free labor. The slang adjective meaning "excellent" is recorded in 1880s, revived, apparently independently, in teen and jazz slang in 1950s.

"protuberance, button," c.1300, from Old French boce "a hump, swelling, tumor" (12c., Modern French bosse), from either Frankish *botija or Vulgar Latin *bottia, both which is of uncertain origin.

1856, from boss (n.1). Related: Bossed; bossing.

Etymology 1 n. 1 A swelling, lump or protuberance in an animal, person or object. 2 (context geology English) A lump-like mass of rock, especially one projecting through a stratum of different rock. 3 A convex protuberance in hammered work, especially the rounded projection in the centre of a shield. 4 (context mechanics English) A protrusion, frequently a cylinder of material that extends beyond a hole. 5 (context architecture English) A knob or projection, usually at the intersection of ribs in a vault. 6 (context archery English) the target block, made of foam but historically made of hay bales, to which a target face is attached. 7 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. 8 A head or reservoir of water. vb. (context transitive English) To decorate with bosses; to emboss. Etymology 2

n. (context obsolete English) A hassock or small seat, especially made from a bundle of straw. Etymology 3

1. (context slang American Liverpool English) Of excellent quality, first-rate. n. 1 A person who oversees and directs the work of others; a supervisor. 2 A person in charge of a business or company. 3 A leader, the head of an organized group or team. 4 The head of a political party in a given region or district. 5 (context informal English) A term of address to a man. 6 (context video games English) An enemy, often at the end of a level, that is particularly challenging and must be beaten in order to progress. 7 (context humorous English) wife. v

2. (context transitive English) To exercise authoritative control over; to lord over; to boss around; to tell (someone) what to do, often repeatedly.

1. n. a person who exercises control over workers; "if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman" [syn: foreman, chief, gaffer, honcho]

2. a person responsible for hiring workers; "the boss hired three more men for the new job" [syn: 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]

5. a circular rounded projection or protuberance [syn: knob]

6. v. raise in a relief; "embossed stationary" [syn: emboss, stamp]

adj. exceptionally good; "a boss hand at carpentry"; "his brag cornfield" [syn: brag]

A boss is a person in charge.

Boss may also refer to:

Boss were a hard rock-heavy metal band from Sydney, Australia.

Boss is the second studio album by Magik Markers for Ecstatic Peace, released on September 25, 2007. A vinyl version was also released via Arbitrary Signs.

BOSS (an acronym for Biochemical and Organic Simulation System) is a general-purpose molecular modeling program that performs molecular mechanics calculations, Metropolis Monte Carlo statistical mechanics simulations, and semiempirical AM1, PM3, and PDDG/PM3 quantum mechanics calculations. The molecular mechanics calculations cover energy minimizations, normal mode analysis and conformational searching with the OPLS force fields. BOSS is developed by Prof. William L. Jorgensen at Yale University.

Boss is an action packed 2011 Kannada-language film directed by R. Raghuraj, who turns into direction from Photo-journalism. Darshan and Navya Nair are the lead pair of the film. V. Harikrishna has composed the music for the film. This film also features popular Tamil actor Prabhu Ganesan playing the role of a CBI officer.

The film failed to become success in box-office. Subsequently, the film was dubbed in Hindi as "Double Boss"

In video gaming, a boss is a significant computer-controlled enemy. A fight with a boss character is commonly referred to as a boss battle or boss fight. In the United Kingdom, they are informally referred to as a master or last master if it's the final boss of the game. Boss battles are generally seen at the climax of a particular section of the game, usually at the end of a stage or level, or guarding a specific objective, and the boss enemy is generally far stronger than the opponents the player has faced up to that point. A boss enemy is quite often larger in size than other enemies and the player character. Most commonly, bosses are very hard or impossible to defeat without knowing the correct fighting approach. Bosses take strategy and special knowledge to defeat, such as how to attack weak points or avoiding specific attacks.

Boss is a lunar impact crater that is located along the northeast rim of the Moon's near side. Due to its location, the crater is viewed from the side by observers on the Earth, and its visibility is subject to libration effects.

This formation has not been significantly eroded by impacts, and it retains a well-defined outer rim that is not overlain by smaller craters of note. The inner wall is wide and has a terraced surface. The interior floor has a low central peak that is offset slightly to the north from the midpoint.

The closest named craters are Vashakidze to the southeast on the far side of the Moon, and the heavily eroded Riemann to the south. Further to the southwest is the prominent crater Gauss, and to the north-northwest is the Mare Humboldtianum.

The crater is named for astronomer Lewis Boss.

A crime boss, crime lord, mob boss, kingpin, criminal mastermind, or Don is a person in charge of a criminal organization. A boss typically has absolute or nearly absolute control over his subordinates, is greatly feared by his subordinates for his ruthlessness and willingness to take lives in order to exert his influence, and profits from the criminal endeavours in which his organization engages.

Some groups may only have as little as two ranks (a boss and his soldiers). Other groups have a more complex, structured organization with many ranks, and structure may vary with cultural background. Organized crime enterprises originating in Sicily differ in structure from those in mainland Italy. American groups may be structured differently from their European counterparts, and Latino and African American gangs often have structures that vary from European gangs. The size of the criminal organization is also important, as regional or national gangs have much more complex hierarchies.

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 keystones at the intersections of a rib vault. In Gothic architecture, such roof bosses (or ceiling bosses) are often intricately carved with foliage, heraldic devices or other decorations. Many feature animals, birds, or human figures or faces, sometimes realistic, but often grotesque: the Green Man is a frequent subject.

A different sense of boss was also an important feature of ancient and Classical construction. When stone components were rough-cut offsite at quarries, they were usually left with bosses (small knobs) protruding on at least one side. This allowed for easy transport of the pieces to the site; once there, the bosses also facilitated raising and/or inserting them into place. An excellent extant example of such bosses can be seen at the Greek Doric temple of Segesta, at which construction was never completed. The bosses of several key elements of the temple, notably the crepidoma, remain as a testament to the construction process.

Boss is a 2006 Telugu romance film produced by D.Sivaprasad Reddy on Kamakshi Movies banner and directed by V. N. Aditya. Starring Nagarjuna Akkineni, Nayantara, Poonam Bajwa, Shriya Saran in lead roles and music composed by Kalyani Malik and Harry Anand. Cinematography for the movie was handled by Siva Kumar while editing was being handled by Marthand K. Venkatesh. The film was released on 27 September 2006. The film was dubbed into Malayalam with the same title and into Hindi as Yeh Kaisa Karz with Gopala Krishna changed to Gaurav Khanna.

Boss is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Harley Boss (1908–1964), American baseball player and coach
• Hugo Boss (fashion designer) (1885–1948)
• Isaac Boss (born 1980), Irish rugby union player
• Kevin Boss (born 1984), American football tight end
• Lewis Boss (1846–1912), American astronomer
• Marcellus Boss (1901–1967), 5th Civilian Governor of Guam
• Medard Boss (1903–1990), Swiss psychoanalytic psychiatrist
• Terry Boss (born 1981), Puerto Rican association football goalkeeper

Boss (born Lichelle Laws, August 14, 1969) is an American gangsta rapper from Detroit, Michigan. Her debut album, Born Gangstaz, reached number three on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in 1993. Her name is sometimes stylized as Bo$$.

Born in Detroit, Laws relocated to Los Angeles after graduating high school. Laws was spotted by DJ Quik who stuck her on a track with AMG. Russell Simmons liked the track and promptly signed her to Def Jam West. Her debut album Born Gangstaz was released in 1993, and the singles, "Deeper" and "Recipe for a Hoe", hit number one on the Billboard Hot Rap Tracks chart.

Laws' fledgling career took a major blow in 1994 when she was interviewed by a reporter from The Wall Street Journal. The reporter revealed that she grew up in an upper-middle-class family and attended private school.

In the mid-1990s, she moved to Dallas, Texas, and went on to be a radio DJ. In 2001, she collaborated with Krayzie Bone on his album Thug On Da Line. In 2004, she released a mixtape titled The Six Million Dollar Mixtape produced by Def Jef.

It was revealed in May 2011 that Laws is in need of a kidney due to her suffering from renal disease, a disease that rendered her kidneys useless for processing toxins in her body. Laws reached out to the Facebook community for a potential donor. A donor is yet to be found.

In engineering, a boss is a protruding feature on a work

piece. A common use for a boss is to locate one object within a pocket or hole of another object. For instance, some motors use a precisely machined boss on the front face to locate it on the mating part. Like a process on a bone, bosses on castings can provide attachment points or bearing surfaces.

The term 'boss' when used in engineering can also relate to a finishing edge around (usually) a circular opening that allows the opening to locate onto, or within another opening thus locating or joining two items together with a view to the location or joining being temporary or semi-permanent. A common everyday example of a boss is the housing of the rotation spindle in a washing machine drum, or on a cylinder lawn mower at the end of the cutting blade cylinder which may house a bearing set to allow the cylinder to rotate through one plane, but held firm in another plane.

A boss can also be a brass eyelet on a sail. It is a generic term to describe an item designed to facilitate the use with, within, on or around another item whereby one cannot operate properly without the other.

The word 'boss' is also often used to describe the end of a shaft on a boat to which a propeller might attach.

A boss may also refer to a mounting feature that will receive a screw or thread-forming screw.

In CAD applications, a boss is a feature used to describe a type of extrusion.

The word boss comes from the Middle French word embocer, which means protuberance.

Boss is an American political drama television serial created by Farhad Safinia. The series stars Kelsey Grammer as Tom Kane, the mayor of Chicago, who has recently been diagnosed with dementia with Lewy bodies, a degenerative neurological disorder.

The series was broadcast in the United States on the premium television service Starz and was produced by Category 5 Entertainment, Grammnet Productions, and Lionsgate Television. On September 27, 2011, before the series premiered, Starz announced that Boss had been renewed for a second season of ten episodes. The first season premiered on October 21, 2011, and the second season premiered on August 17, 2012.

On November 20, 2012, it was announced that Starz had cancelled the show. A film was being discussed to finish the show's storylines, but those plans were cancelled after series creator Farhad Safinia declined to move forward with the project.

Boss is a 2013 Indian action masala film directed by Anthony D'Souza and written by Sajid-Farhad . The film was produced by Cape of Good Films & Ashwin Varde Productions and features Akshay Kumar in the lead role, along with Mithun Chakraborty, Shiv Pandit, Ronit Roy and Aditi Rao Hydari. It is a remake of Malayalam film Pokkiri Raja starring Mammootty, Prithviraj and Shriya Saran.

The teaser of Boss was released on 14 August 2013, along with the Akshay Kumar-starrer Once Upon A Time in Mumbai Dobaara!. The film was released on 16 October 2013 and received a mixed response from critics.

"Boss" (stylized as "BO$$") is a song recorded by American girl group Fifth Harmony. It was written by Eric Frederic, Joe Spargur, Daniel Kyriakides, Gamal "LunchMoney" Lewis, Jacob Kasher and Taylor Parks, and was produced by Ricky Reed, Joe London and Daylight. It was released on July 7, 2014 as the lead single from their debut studio album Reflection (2015). Lyrically, "Boss" is a female empowerment song.

The song peaked at number 43 on the US Billboard Hot 100, number 37 on the US Mainstream Top 40 chart and number 75 on the Canadian Hot 100. It reached the top 40 in countries like Spain and the United Kingdom. The song was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.

An accompanying music video for the song, choreographed and directed by Fatima Robinson, was released on the band's Vevo page that showed the group performing with chairs and interacting at a photo shoot and an arm wrestling contest.