Boss vs. Leader

Bossnoun

A swelling, lump or protuberance in an animal, person or object.

Bossnoun

(geology) A lump-like mass of rock, especially one projecting through a stratum of different rock.

Bossnoun

A convex protuberance in hammered work, especially the rounded projection in the centre of a shield.

Bossnoun

(mechanics) A protrusion, frequently a cylinder of material that extends beyond a hole.

Bossnoun

(architecture) A knob or projection, usually at the intersection of ribs in a vault.

Bossnoun

(archery) the target block, made of foam but historically made of hay bales, to which a target face is attached.

Bossnoun

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.

Bossnoun

A head or reservoir of water.

Bossnoun

(obsolete) A hassock or small seat, especially made from a bundle of straw.

Bossnoun

A person who oversees and directs the work of others; a supervisor.

Bossnoun

A person in charge of a business or company.

Bossnoun

A leader, the head of an organized group or team.

Bossnoun

The head of a political party in a given region or district.

Bossnoun

A term of address to a man.

Bossnoun

(video games) An enemy, often at the end of a level, that is particularly challenging and must be beaten in order to progress.

Bossnoun

(humorous) Wife.

Bossverb

(transitive) To decorate with bosses; to emboss.

Bossverb

(transitive) To exercise authoritative control over; to tell (someone) what to do, often repeatedly.

Bossadjective

Of excellent quality, first-rate.

Bossnoun

Any protuberant part; a round, swelling part or body; a knoblike process; as, a boss of wood.

Bossnoun

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.

Bossnoun

A projecting ornament placed at the intersection of the ribs of ceilings, whether vaulted or flat, and in other situations.

Bossnoun

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.

Bossnoun

The enlarged part of a shaft, on which a wheel is keyed, or at the end, where it is coupled to another.

Bossnoun

A head or reservoir of water.

Bossnoun

A master workman or superintendent; a director or manager; a political dictator.

Bossverb

To ornament with bosses; to stud.

Bossnoun

a person who exercises control over workers;

Bossnoun

a person responsible for hiring workers;

Bossnoun

a person who exercises control and makes decisions;

Bossnoun

a leader in a political party who controls votes and dictates appointments;

Bossnoun

a circular rounded projection or protuberance

Bossverb

raise in a relief;

Bossadjective

exceptionally good;

Bossnoun

a person who is in charge of a worker or organization

Bossnoun

a person in control of a group or situation

Bossnoun

(in computer gaming) a particularly tough enemy, usually appearing at the end of a section or level

Bossnoun

a stud on the centre of a shield.

Bossnoun

an ornamental carving covering the point where the ribs in a vault or ceiling cross.

Bossnoun

the central part of a propeller.

Bossnoun

a large mass of igneous rock protruding through other strata.

Bossnoun

a cow.

Bossverb

give (someone) orders in a domineering manner

Bossadjective

excellent; outstanding

Leadernoun

any person that leads or directs

Leadernoun

one who goes first

Leadernoun

one having authority to direct

Leadernoun

one who leads a political party or group of elected party members; sometimes used in titles

Leadernoun

a person or organization that leads in a certain field in terms of excellence, success, etc.

Leadernoun

(music) a performer who leads a band, choir, or a section of an orchestra

Leadernoun

the first violin in a symphony orchestra; the concertmaster

Leadernoun

an animal that leads

Leadernoun

the dominant animal in a pack of animals, such as wolves or lions

Leadernoun

an animal placed in advance of others, especially on a team of horse, oxen, or dogs

Leadernoun

someone or something that leads or conducts

Leadernoun

(botany) a fast-growing terminal shoot of a woody plant

Leadernoun

a pipe for conducting rain water from a roof to a cistern or to the ground

Leadernoun

(UK) the first, or the principal, editorial article in a newspaper; a leading or main editorial article; a lead story

Leadernoun

(fishing) a section of line between the main fishing line and the snell of a hook, intended to be more resistant to bites and harder for a fish to detect than the main fishing line

Leadernoun

a piece of material at the beginning or end of a reel or roll to allow the material to be threaded or fed onto something, as a reel of film onto a projector or a roll of paper onto a rotary printing press

Leadernoun

(marketing) a loss leader or a popular product sold at a normal price

Leadernoun

(printing) a type having a dot or short row of dots upon its face

Leadernoun

a row of dots, periods, or hyphens, used in tables of contents, etc., to lead the eye across a space to the right word or number

Leadernoun

(fishing) a net for leading fish into a pound, weir, etc.

Leadernoun

(mining) a branch or small vein, not important in itself, but indicating the proximity of a better one

Leadernoun

(nautical) a block of hard wood pierced with suitable holes for leading ropes in their proper places

Leadernoun

(engineering) the drive wheel in any kind of machinery

Leadernoun

(meteorology) the path taken by electrons from a cloud to ground level, determining the shape of a bolt of lightning

Leadernoun

One who, or that which, leads or conducts; a guide; a conductor.

Leadernoun

A pipe for conducting rain water from a roof to a cistern or to the ground; a conductor.

Leadernoun

The first, or the principal, editorial article in a newspaper; a leading or main editorial article.

Leadernoun

A type having a dot or short row of dots upon its face.

Leadernoun

a person who rules or guides or inspires others

Leadernoun

a featured article of merchandise sold at a loss in order to draw customers