(n.) Any protuberant part; a round, swelling part or body; a knoblike process; as, a boss of wood.
(n.) 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.
(n.) A projecting ornament placed at the intersection of the ribs of ceilings, whether vaulted or flat, and in other situations.
(n.) 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.
(n.) The enlarged part of a shaft, on which a wheel is keyed, or at the end, where it is coupled to another.
(n.) A swage or die used for shaping metals.
(n.) A head or reservoir of water.
(v. t.) To ornament with bosses; to stud.
(n.) A master workman or superintendent; a director or manager; a political dictator.
Example Sentences:
(1) Tap the relevant details into Google, though, and the real names soon appear before your eyes: the boss in question, stern and yet oddly quixotic, is Phyllis Westberg of Harold Ober Associates.
(2) The pressure is ramping up on Asda boss Andy Clarke, who next week will reveal the chain’s sales performance for the quarter covering Christmas.
(3) Every time I have seen him since – you stand up straight and it’s: ‘Hi, boss.
(4) Remember, if he did seize group power and dispose of the Independent , he'd still be boss of the rest of INM: 200 or so papers and magazines around the world, dominant voices in Australasia, South Africa, India and Ireland itself, 100 million readers a week.
(5) His boss, the Molenbeek mayor Françoise Schepmans, said that the seven people arrested seemed to suggest a network based in Brussels connected with the Paris attacks.
(6) Finally, the general philosophy of BOSS and applications to a multi-processor assembly are discussed.
(7) Sometimes in the other team’s half, sometimes in front of his own box, sometimes as the last man.” Die Zeit singles out Bayern’s veteran midfielder Schweinsteiger for praise: “In this historic, dramatic and fascinating victory over Argentina , Schweinsteiger was the boss on the pitch.
(8) However, while he considers the stock undervalued, the hedge fund boss said the software firm had missed a string of opportunities under Ballmer's "Charlie Brown management", referring to the hapless star of the Peanuts cartoon strip.
(9) Worst building Facebook Twitter Pinterest Where Merkel bosses other European leaders around ... a whole street was annihilated for the Justus Lipsius building, home of the Council of the European Union This is where Angela Merkel bosses other European leaders around: the Justus Lipsius building, home of the Council of the European Union.
(10) The current CEO, the aptly named John Boss, took home $5.4m in salary and other compensation in 2015.
(11) "We are going to be working this record for the next 18 months," says the boss of Atlantic, standing on a small podium surrounded by Astroturf.
(12) It is one of six banks involved in talks with the Financial Conduct Authority over alleged rigging in currency markets and Ross McEwan, marking a year as RBS boss, also pointed to a string of other risks in a third quarter trading update.
(13) "Well…" His delightful press secretary, Lena, starts giggling as her boss tries to unknot himself from this contradiction.
(14) Memo to bosses: expect zero loyalty from your zero-hours workers | Barbara Ellen Read more Field asked them to detail the costs couriers are expected to meet themselves, such as uniform and fuel, as well as data on their average hourly rate and information about what efforts the companies go to to ensure owner-drivers are earning the “ national living wage ”.
(15) Former Marks & Spencer boss Rose, chairman of the Britain Stronger in Europe campaign, was on Monday highlighting an analysis that claimed to show EU membership was worth an average of £670,000 in extra trade for each business that exports or imports goods within the bloc.
(16) Werritty, 33, a Scottish Tory who first met Fox when the defence secretary went to speak at Edinburgh University – where Werritty was a student of public policy – had arrived in the emirate a few days earlier to set up meetings for his "boss".
(17) North American box office estimates, 8-10 April The Boss: $23.48m - NEW Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice: $23.435m.
(18) A complex form of pluridistrectual dysmorphic disorder (hypertelorism, prognathism, frontal bossing, multiple cysts of the mandible, calcification in falx cerebri, etc) was also present, suggesting a limited form of Gorlin's syndrome (nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome).
(19) "How these union bosses get elected, how they raise money, how they disperse money is a complete and utter mystery.
(20) He took over from long-serving boss Bart Becht in 2011 .
Joss
Definition:
(n.) A Chinese household divinity; a Chinese idol.
Example Sentences:
(1) It is believed he completed filming on the project alongside Joss Ackland, Steven Berkoff and Edward Fox and the movie is due to be released next year.
(2) Greenpeace energy campaigner, Joss Garman, said: "David Cameron made the introduction of new rules to stop the most polluting power stations one of his flagship green policies, and Nick Clegg helped ensure it was a key part of the coalition agreement.
(3) During the 1950s, he had another relationship which resulted in the birth of his first son, Joss Bennathan, but the boy's mother did not want to marry.
(4) It was nominated for a Hugo Award (the sci-fi Oscars) alongside Battlestar Galactica and Doctor Who and convinced Buffy creator Joss Whedon to migrate to the net ("It was probably the best episode of the original Star Trek I'd ever seen," he said).
(5) In a forthcoming, illuminating feature from Irish film-maker Des Doyle, the Kickstarter-funded Showrunners: A Documentary Film , the august likes of Joss Whedon (Buffy and soon-to-air Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
(6) He is survived by Marlene, his sons Joss and Andy, daughter Julia, and by seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
(7) "It was down to four or five people and Joss said, 'Why the hell aren't you playing Thor?'
(8) With Joss Whedon returning to the director’s chair and providing the whip-smart dialogue, the sequel promises to be the comic-book movie that superhero naysayers just can’t help enjoying, providing the endgame doesn’t descend too far into Transformers-style brain-battery this time around.
(9) The idea that Nolan has taken on the Joss Whedon role for Warner makes absolute sense in the wake of his accepting the producer's role on Man of Steel.
(10) It feels like Joss Whedon has been writing the script for this NBA season, killing or otherwise writing-off popular favorites as if purposely trying to cause fans as much emotional pain as possible.
(11) Joss Whedon was stuck in London after a knee operation while Scarlett Johansson, pregnant, was also unable to come.
(12) Joss Garman, climate campaigner at Greenpeace UK, said: "This application is a worrying sign that the government has failed to shut the door completely on dirty coal in the UK.
(13) The dialogue of Joss Merlyn, the landlord of the Jamaica Inn played by Sean Harris, proved particularly problematic.
(14) Well Happy, which launched at the healthcare innovation expo on 13 March , has also been supported by various celebrities including singer Joss Stone, former Eastenders' star Joe Swash, designer Sadie Frost and actor Ralph Little.
(15) Jagger has formed a new band, SuperHeavy, with singer Joss Stone and Eurythmics founder Dave Stewart, and continues to produce films through his own production company.
(16) Fillion and Harris singing together is basically the same thing as Joss Whedon's Dr Horrible, except the duo was separated less than 30 seconds after they reunited and we all got a little bored again.
(17) Joss Garman, political director of Greenpeace, said: "Green-lighting a whole fleet of new fossil fuel power stations would cause a huge jump in emissions and blow this autumn's once-in-a-generation opportunity to replace dirty power stations with clean ones."
(18) Yang Ailun is head of climate and energy for Greenpeace China Joss Garman: It all hinges on Europe It happened before the Rio Earth Summit and also before Kyoto.
(19) Joss Garman, a Greenpeace campaigner, said: "By stripping away the simple requirement that our power stations need to become more efficient and less polluting, Clegg and Davey are undoing whatever good work their party has done on the environment since entering government.
(20) Yet after wrapping the thriller A Perfect Getaway, he suffered eight months of unemployment ("I couldn't get hired, I couldn't get a job") before finally landing a part in postmodern horror Cabin In The Woods, produced and co-written by Joss Whedon, later to direct Avengers Assemble.