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Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary
boss
1. a person who exercises control over workers (Freq. 6)
- if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman
• Syn:
foreman, chief, gaffer, honcho
• Derivationally related forms:
bossy, foremanship (for: foreman)
• Hypernyms:
supervisor
• Hyponyms:
baas, ganger, straw boss, assistant foreman
2. a person responsible for hiring workers (Freq. 4)
- the boss hired three more men for the new job
• Syn:
hirer
• Derivationally related forms:
hire (for: hirer)
• Hypernyms:
employer
• Hyponyms:
guvnor, old man
3. a person who exercises control and makes decisions (Freq. 1)
- he is his own boss now
• Hypernyms:
leader
• Hyponyms:
drug baron, drug lord
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
• Hypernyms:
politician, politico, pol, political leader
5. a circular rounded projection or protuberance
• Syn:
knob
• Hypernyms:
projection
• Hyponyms:
knobble, nailhead
raise in a relief
- embossed stationery
• Syn:
emboss, stamp
• Derivationally related forms:
stamp (for: stamp), embossment (for: emboss)
• Hypernyms:
impress, imprint
• Hyponyms:
block
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
exceptionally good
- a boss hand at carpentry
- his brag cornfield
• Syn:
brag
• Similar to:
superior
• Usage Domain:
colloquialism
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