Boss
noun
The person who is in charge of you at work.
Mr. Johnson is my boss at the office.
Often appears as...
- work for boss
- boss's orders
noun
A person who is very good at something.
He is a boss when it comes to playing guitar.
Often appears as...
- boss at something
- like a boss
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
noun
The strongest or most powerful enemy in a video game.
We finally beat the boss in the last level of the game.
Often appears as...
- final boss
- boss battle
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Technical
noun
A decorative knob or protuberance, especially on a piece of furniture or building.
The old chest had a boss in the middle of each drawer.
Often appears as...
- carved boss
- wooden boss
verb
To give orders to someone or tell them what to do.
Stop trying to boss me around.
Often appears as...
- boss someone around
- boss about
noun
The person who is in charge of you at work.
Mr. Johnson is my boss at the office.
Often appears as...
- work for boss
- boss's orders
noun
A person who is very good at something.
He is a boss when it comes to playing guitar.
Often appears as...
- boss at something
- like a boss
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
noun
The strongest or most powerful enemy in a video game.
We finally beat the boss in the last level of the game.
Often appears as...
- final boss
- boss battle
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A decorative knob or protuberance, especially on a piece of furniture or building.
The old chest had a boss in the middle of each drawer.
Often appears as...
- carved boss
- wooden boss
verb
To give orders to someone or tell them what to do.
Stop trying to boss me around.
Often appears as...
- boss someone around
- boss about
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/3Workplace Hierarchy
The term 'boss' indicates someone with authority over you in your job.
Ask your boss for guidance on the project.
Pro Tip 2/3Respect Your Boss
It's polite and professional to show respect when talking about or to your boss.
I’ll check with my boss before confirming the meeting.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Just Superior
'Boss' can imply the person makes important decisions, not just a higher rank.
The boss will decide which client proposal we'll accept.
Pro Tip 1/3Workplace Hierarchy
The term 'boss' indicates someone with authority over you in your job.
Ask your boss for guidance on the project.
Pro Tip 2/3Respect Your Boss
It's polite and professional to show respect when talking about or to your boss.
I’ll check with my boss before confirming the meeting.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Just Superior
'Boss' can imply the person makes important decisions, not just a higher rank.
The boss will decide which client proposal we'll accept.
Pro Tip 1/3Workplace Hierarchy
The term 'boss' indicates someone with authority over you in your job.
Ask your boss for guidance on the project.
Pro Tip 2/3Respect Your Boss
It's polite and professional to show respect when talking about or to your boss.
I’ll check with my boss before confirming the meeting.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Just Superior
'Boss' can imply the person makes important decisions, not just a higher rank.
The boss will decide which client proposal we'll accept.
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They demand details, and the more specific the details, the funnier the story. Let's start with the who, the comedic character. Think about the books, TV shows, and movies that make you laugh. They're usually filled with funny types, or archetypes. The know-it-all, the loveable loser, the bad boss,
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but was unable to fully think it yet. And that is, actually, how great ideas often happen -- they fade into view over long periods of time. Now the challenge for all of us How do you create environments that allow these ideas to have this long half-life? It's hard to go to your boss and say,
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My life as an outsider PIPE...
a missed it in the fashion industry because while at boss tyrunt a commercial business I also embody the art world make films installations and I show them in galleries and museums interestingly this condition has given me the freedom to be an immigrant within various disciplines
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How to Raise Successful...
still waiting for a checklist, but it doesn't exist, and more importantly, lacking the impulse, the instinct to roll up their sleeves and pitch in and look around and wonder, how can I be useful to my colleagues? How can I anticipate a few steps ahead to what my boss might need?
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One of the most...
without knowing a lot more about the situation where it's being said. To start with, how familiar are you with the person you're talking to? Many cultures have different levels of formality. A close friend, someone much older or much younger, a stranger, a boss.
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Why you don’t like the...
your friend or your boss. We can also use, as a predictor, the vocal posture. Meaning, how you decide to place your voice when you talk to someone. And you vocal posture, when you talk to your spouse, can help predict not only if, but also when you will divorce.
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Nirmalya Kumar: India's...
on a call center job? Very quickly, they get bored, and they start innovating, and they start telling the boss how to do this job better, and out of this process innovation comes product innovations, which are then marketed around the world.
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Life Lessons From a...
getting out of your routine to look like anything that's what I'm doing here that's why I'm doing this bike because I don't want my days to control me I don't I don't want my life the calendar to be my boss I want to control
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Thought-provoking...
the chimps also show such communications as displaying which means i'm the boss pouting which means give me some food please grooming which means i am your friend and supporter
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Water Discovered In...
My boss came to the team and said, You can see there's a little pimple in the data, just over there. This looks intriguing. This is not what we expect.
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How to make your writing...
They demand details, and the more specific the details, the funnier the story. Let's start with the who, the comedic character. Think about the books, TV shows, and movies that make you laugh. They're usually filled with funny types, or archetypes. The know-it-all, the loveable loser, the bad boss,
Video examples
Where good ideas come...
but was unable to fully think it yet. And that is, actually, how great ideas often happen -- they fade into view over long periods of time. Now the challenge for all of us How do you create environments that allow these ideas to have this long half-life? It's hard to go to your boss and say,
Video examples
My life as an outsider PIPE...
a missed it in the fashion industry because while at boss tyrunt a commercial business I also embody the art world make films installations and I show them in galleries and museums interestingly this condition has given me the freedom to be an immigrant within various disciplines
Video examples
How to Raise Successful...
still waiting for a checklist, but it doesn't exist, and more importantly, lacking the impulse, the instinct to roll up their sleeves and pitch in and look around and wonder, how can I be useful to my colleagues? How can I anticipate a few steps ahead to what my boss might need?
Video examples
One of the most...
without knowing a lot more about the situation where it's being said. To start with, how familiar are you with the person you're talking to? Many cultures have different levels of formality. A close friend, someone much older or much younger, a stranger, a boss.
Video examples
Why you don’t like the...
your friend or your boss. We can also use, as a predictor, the vocal posture. Meaning, how you decide to place your voice when you talk to someone. And you vocal posture, when you talk to your spouse, can help predict not only if, but also when you will divorce.
Video examples
Nirmalya Kumar: India's...
on a call center job? Very quickly, they get bored, and they start innovating, and they start telling the boss how to do this job better, and out of this process innovation comes product innovations, which are then marketed around the world.
Video examples
Life Lessons From a...
getting out of your routine to look like anything that's what I'm doing here that's why I'm doing this bike because I don't want my days to control me I don't I don't want my life the calendar to be my boss I want to control
Video examples
Thought-provoking...
the chimps also show such communications as displaying which means i'm the boss pouting which means give me some food please grooming which means i am your friend and supporter
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Water Discovered In...
My boss came to the team and said, You can see there's a little pimple in the data, just over there. This looks intriguing. This is not what we expect.
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Isaac Wright Jr.
Even on the witness stand at trial, there were people up there and I had no clue who they were. I had never seen them a day in my life and they were pointing the finger at me saying that I was their boss.
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Jayne Mansfield
American Actress
Momma was the important woman in our home. She never let me forget that she was boss. I was always in the shadow. Every time I tried to step out on my own, I was in trouble with her.
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John Leguizamo
Colombian Comedian
I have huge respect for whistle-blowers, people who stand up against their bosses and losing their careers, just for truth and justice.
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Joanna Coles
American Editor
I have never had an unsupportive female boss. I've had several female bosses. They've all been super supportive.
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Robert Frost
American Poet
Being the boss anywhere is lonely. Being a female boss in a world of mostly men is especially so.
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John Dickerson
American Journalist
If people feel like the boss doesn't respect them, they don't stretch for the boss.
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James L. Brooks
American Producer
If you ever catch a great boss, it's just such a rare thing, and it's amazing.
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Michael Madigan
American Politician
Everywhere in life, everywhere in the world, there has to be bosses.
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Vicente del Bosque
Spanish Coach
A leader is admired, a boss is feared.
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Justin Gaethje
American Athlete
I respect the boss.
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Isaac Wright Jr.
Even on the witness stand at trial, there were people up there and I had no clue who they were. I had never seen them a day in my life and they were pointing the finger at me saying that I was their boss.
Quote examples
Jayne Mansfield
American Actress
Momma was the important woman in our home. She never let me forget that she was boss. I was always in the shadow. Every time I tried to step out on my own, I was in trouble with her.
Quote examples
John Leguizamo
Colombian Comedian
I have huge respect for whistle-blowers, people who stand up against their bosses and losing their careers, just for truth and justice.
Quote examples
Joanna Coles
American Editor
I have never had an unsupportive female boss. I've had several female bosses. They've all been super supportive.
Quote examples
Robert Frost
American Poet
Being the boss anywhere is lonely. Being a female boss in a world of mostly men is especially so.
Quote examples
John Dickerson
American Journalist
If people feel like the boss doesn't respect them, they don't stretch for the boss.
Quote examples
James L. Brooks
American Producer
If you ever catch a great boss, it's just such a rare thing, and it's amazing.
Quote examples
Michael Madigan
American Politician
Everywhere in life, everywhere in the world, there has to be bosses.
Quote examples
Vicente del Bosque
Spanish Coach
A leader is admired, a boss is feared.
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Justin Gaethje
American Athlete
I respect the boss.
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