Phrase Hound found 51 phrases and 63 compound words that contain boss. The most common are listed below. Open boss in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 51
- New Boss
- final bossAn extremely powerful enemy that a player fights at the end of a campaign or story.
- boss keyA designated keypress to hide a running program from view, usually to conceal a game from a superior in the workplace.
- boss-eyedCross-eyed; squinting.
- pit bossA direct overseer of laborers in a mining operation.
- boss rushA situation (sometimes an extra stage) in which the player faces all of the bosses of the game, one after another.
- boss upTo strive to reach one's goals through effort and determination; to start working hard.
- boss aroundTo act in a bossy manner with another person, ordering them to do things, whether or not one is actually their superior.
- boss buttonSynonym of boss key: A designated keypress to hide a running program from view, usually to conceal a game from a superior in the workplace.
- boss fightAlternative form of bossfight: A fight against a boss.
- boss manAlternative form of bossman: A male boss or employer.
- fire bossA person in charge of ascertaining the safety of a mine (excavation).
- handling bossSynonym of lifting boss: A protrusion intentionally left on stones by masons to facilitate the movement of blocks with ropes and levers, and sometimes kept as a stylistic element.
- mini-bossAlternative form of miniboss: A minor or incidental boss in a video game.
- party bossA leader of a political party.
- Boss of the PlainsA lightweight all-weather hat with a high crown, designed for the American West.
- lifting bossA protrusion intentionally left on stones by masons to facilitate the movement of blocks with ropes and levers, and sometimes kept as a stylistic element.
- show who's bossTo demonstrate oneself to be dominant; to show that one has the upper hand.
- boss fightsplural of boss fight: A fight against a boss.
- straw bossA worker acting as a supervisor of other workers.
- you're the bossUsed to acknowledge an instruction.
- boss aboutTo act in a bossy manner toward (another person), ordering them to do things, whether or not one is actually their superior.
- boss boyThe black leader of a gang of miners.
- boss boysplural of boss boy: The black leader of a gang of miners.
- boss buttonsplural of boss button: A designated keypress to hide a running program from view, usually to conceal a game from a superior in the workplace.
Compound words 63
- embossTo cause (something) to stick out or swell; to extrude; also, to cause (someone or something) to be covered in swellings.
- bossyTending to give orders to others, especially when unwarranted; domineering.
- bossmanA male boss or employer.
- girlbossA female entrepreneur who succeeds in the male-dominated business world.
- bosswomanA female boss.
- overbossA boss of underbosses in a criminal organization.
- bosserA bossy person, one who orders others around.
- bossladyFemale equivalent of bossman.
- bosswareSoftware installed on employees' computers for the purpose of allowing a manager to track their working time and activity.
- antibosshostile to the authority of bosses