1. Boss
UK /bɒs/ | US /bɑːs/
noun (plural bosses) (informal)
a person who controls a place where people work and tells people what they must do.
Example: I asked my boss for a holiday. (US vacation)
Source: Oxford ESSENTIAL Dictionary
verb (bosses, bossing, bossed /bɒst/)
to boss: to tell someone what to do a lot.
Example: He enjoys bossing the younger children.
Source: Cambridge Dictionary
phrasal verb: to boss somebody about/around
to tell somebody what to do, in a way that annoys them:
Example: I wish you'd stop bossing me about.
Source: Oxford ESSENTIAL Dictionary
adjective | slang
very good or excellent
Example: It was a boss party.
Source: Cambridge Dictionary
2. Bossy
adjective /ˈbɔ·si, ˈbɑs·i/ (bossier, bossiest)
a bossy person likes to tell other people what to do.
Example: My sister is very bossy.
Source: Oxford ESSENTIAL Dictionary
