boss (n.)
- ace
- administrator
- anaglyph
- ascendant
- auditor
- bad
- bilge
- blain
- bleb
- blister
- blob
- boatswain
- bow
- bubble
- bulb
- bulge
- bulla
- bully
- bump
- bunch
- burl
- button
- cacique
- cameo
- capital
- champion
- chaperon
- chase
- chef
- chief
- chieftain
- chine
- clump
- cock
- colophon
- command
- commander
- comptroller
- concavity
- condyle
- control
- controller
- convexity
- cool
- crackerjack
- dandy
- dean
- delicious
- dent
- dint
- director
- dominant
- dowel
- ducky
- ear
- elder
- embossment
- employer
- excrescence
- fab
- fine
- fingerprint
- flange
- flap
- floorwalker
- footmark
- footprint
- footstep
- foreman
- fugleman
- gaffer
- gall
- ganger
- gear
- general
- genius
- glyph
- gnarl
- goodman
- governing
- governor
- great
- guru
- handle
- head
- headman
- heavy
- hierarch
- higher-up
- hill
- honcho
- hot
- hump
- hunch
- husband
- impress
- impression
- imprint
- indent
- indentation
- indention
- inspector
- intaglio
- jog
- joggle
- keen
- kingpin
- knob
- knot
- laureate
- leader
- leading
- liege
- lip
- loop
- lord
- lump
- manager
- mask
- master
- mean
- medal
- medallion
- mole
- monitor
- mountain
- neat
- nevus
- nonpareil
- nub
- nubbin
- nubble
- okay
- overlook
- overlord
- overseer
- owner
- pad
- padrone
- papilloma
- paragon
- paterfamilias
- patriarch
- patron
- peachy
- peg
- pimple
- president
- prexy
- principal
- proctor
- prodigy
- proprietor
- pug
- quarterback
- rabbi
- raise
- regnant
- regulating
- relief
- relievo
- rib
- ridge
- ring
- ringleader
- ripping
- rough
- ruler
- ruling
- rum
- run
- sachem
- sahib
- seal
- seigneur
- seignior
- senior
- shoulder
- signet
- sirdar
- smashing
- solid
- sovereign
- spine
- stamp
- standard-bearer
- star
- starets
- step
- stud
- style
- super
- superintendent
- superior
- superman
- superstar
- supervising
- supervisor
- survey
- surveyor
- swell
- tab
- taskmaster
- teacher
- thumbprint
- top
- tough
- tubercle
- verruca
- vesicle
- vestige
- virtuoso
- visitor
- wale
- wart
- welt
- wizard
boss (v.)
- ace
- bad
- bilge
- blister
- blob
- bow
- bubble
- bulge
- bully
- bump
- bunch
- burl
- button
- champion
- chaperon
- chase
- chine
- clump
- coarsen
- cock
- command
- control
- cool
- dent
- direct
- dominate
- domineer
- ear
- emboss
- fab
- fine
- fingerprint
- flap
- gall
- gear
- general
- gnarl
- granulate
- handle
- head
- hill
- horripilate
- hump
- hunch
- husband
- impress
- imprint
- indent
- jog
- joggle
- keen
- knot
- lip
- loop
- lord
- lump
- manage
- mask
- master
- mean
- monitor
- nub
- okay
- overlook
- oversee
- pad
- peg
- predominate
- preponderate
- proctor
- quarterback
- raise
- rib
- ridge
- ring
- rough
- roughen
- rum
- run
- seal
- shoulder
- stamp
- star
- step
- stud
- style
- superintend
- superior
- supervise
- survey
- swell
- tab
- top
- wart
- welt
boss (adj.)
- ace
- ascendant
- bad
- bang-up
- bonzer
- bully
- button
- capital
- champion
- chief
- commanding
- controlling
- convex
- cool
- corking
- dandy
- dean
- delicious
- dent
- direct
- dominant
- dominate
- ear
- elder
- fab
- famous
- fine
- first-rate
- gear
- general
- governing
- great
- groovy
- head
- heavy
- hill
- hot
- hunky-dory
- keen
- laureate
- leading
- liege
- lip
- lump
- mask
- master
- mean
- neat
- nifty
- nobby
- nonpareil
- nub
- okay
- paramount
- peachy
- peg
- predominant
- predominate
- preponderant
- prevalent
- principal
- regnant
- regulating
- regulative
- regulatory
- reigning
- ring
- ripping
- rough
- ruling
- rum
- run
- scrumptious
- seal
- senior
- shoulder
- slap-up
- smashing
- solid
- sovereign
- spiffing
- spiffy
- star
- step
- stunning
- style
- super
- superior
- supervisory
- supreme
- swell
- top
- tough
- virtuoso
- wart
- wizard
