Bossy

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Given to ordering others around; domineering.
  • adj. Decorated with raised ornaments.
  • n. Informal A cow or calf.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A cow or calf.
  • adj. tending to give orders to others, especially when unwarranted; domineering
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Ornamented with bosses; studded.
  • n. A cow or calf; -- familiarly so called.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Furnished or ornamented with a boss or bosses.
  • Projecting in the round; boldly prominent, as if composed of bosses: said of sculpture, etc.
  • Acting like a boss; masterful; domineering.
  • n. A familiar name for a cow or calf. See boss .
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power
  • Equivalent
    Variant
    bossiest    bossier   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    studded    employer    controller    overseer    direct    emboss    stud    domineering    commanding    tyrannical   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Aussie    Flossie    glossy    saucy   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    pushy    bumptious    nosy    disputatious    quarrelsome    my    extrovert    hot-tempered    opinionated    bitchy