boss
Because it is a word with a single syllable, boss is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions ofboss
- A person who oversees and directs the work of others; a supervisor.
- A person in charge of a business or company.
Example: "Chat turned to whisper when the boss entered the conference room."
- A leader, the head of an organized group or team.
Example: "They named him boss because he had good leadership skills."
- The head of a political party in a given region or district.
Example: "He is the Republican boss in Kentucky."
- A term of address to a man.
Example: "Yes, boss."
- An enemy, often at the end of a level, that is particularly challenging and must be beaten in order to progress.
- Wife.
Example: "There's no olive oil; will sunflower oil do? — I'll have to run that by the boss."
- To exercise authoritative control over; to tell (someone) what to do, often repeatedly.
Synonyms: "boss around", "lord over"
- Of excellent quality, first-rate.
Example: "That is a boss Zefron poster."
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