| boss | | |
| n. (person) | 1. boss, chief, foreman, gaffer, honcho | a person who exercises control over workers.; "if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman" |
| ~ baas | South African term for `boss'. |
| ~ ganger | the foreman of a work gang. |
| ~ assistant foreman, straw boss | a member of a work gang who supervises the other workers. |
| ~ supervisor | one who supervises or has charge and direction of. |
| n. (person) | 2. boss, hirer | a person responsible for hiring workers.; "the boss hired three more men for the new job" |
| ~ employer | a person or firm that employs workers. |
| ~ guvnor | (British slang) boss. |
| ~ old man | (slang) boss. |
| n. (person) | 3. boss | a person who exercises control and makes decisions.; "he is his own boss now" |
| ~ leader | a person who rules or guides or inspires others. |
| ~ drug baron, drug lord | a person who controls an organization dealing in illegal drugs. |
| n. (person) | 4. boss, party boss, political boss | a leader in a political party who controls votes and dictates appointments.; "party bosses have a reputation for corruption" |
| ~ pol, political leader, politico, politician | a person active in party politics. |
| n. (artifact) | 5. boss, knob | a circular rounded projection or protuberance. |
| ~ knobble | a small knob. |
| ~ nailhead | flattened boss on the end of nail opposite to the point. |
| ~ projection | any structure that branches out from a central support. |
| v. (contact) | 6. boss, emboss, stamp | raise in a relief.; "embossed stationery" |
| ~ block | stamp or emboss a title or design on a book with a block.; "block the book cover" |
| ~ imprint, impress | mark or stamp with or as if with pressure.; "To make a batik, you impress a design with wax" |
| adj. | 7. boss, brag | exceptionally good.; "a boss hand at carpentry"; "his brag cornfield" |
| ~ colloquialism | a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech. |
| ~ superior | of high or superior quality or performance.; "superior wisdom derived from experience"; "superior math students" |
| employer | | |
| n. (person) | 1. employer | a person or firm that employs workers. |
| ~ leader | a person who rules or guides or inspires others. |
| ~ hirer, boss | a person responsible for hiring workers.; "the boss hired three more men for the new job" |
| ~ master | directs the work of others. |
| ~ mistress | a woman master who directs the work of others. |
| ~ padrone | an employer who exploits Italian immigrants in the U.S.. |
| ~ simon legree, slave driver | a cruel employer who demands excessive work from the employees. |
| landlady | | |
| n. (person) | 1. landlady | a landlord who is a woman. |
| ~ landlord | a landowner who leases to others. |
| landlord | | |
| n. (person) | 1. landlord | a landowner who leases to others. |
| ~ landlady | a landlord who is a woman. |
| ~ landholder, landowner, property owner | a holder or proprietor of land. |
| master | | |
| n. (person) | 1. maestro, master | an artist of consummate skill.; "a master of the violin"; "one of the old masters" |
| ~ artist, creative person | a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination. |
| ~ old master | a great European painter prior to 19th century. |
| n. (person) | 2. lord, master, overlord | a person who has general authority over others. |
| ~ feudal lord, seigneur, seignior | a man of rank in the ancient regime. |
| ~ ruler, swayer | a person who rules or commands.; "swayer of the universe" |
| n. (person) | 3. master, superior, victor | a combatant who is able to defeat rivals. |
| ~ battler, belligerent, combatant, fighter, scrapper | someone who fights (or is fighting). |
| ~ conqueror, vanquisher | someone who is victorious by force of arms. |
| n. (person) | 4. master | directs the work of others. |
| ~ employer | a person or firm that employs workers. |
| ~ postmaster | the person in charge of a post office. |
| ~ spymaster | someone who directs clandestine intelligence activities. |
| ~ station agent, stationmaster | the person in charge of a railway station. |
| n. (person) | 5. headmaster, master, schoolmaster | presiding officer of a school. |
| ~ housemaster | teacher in charge of a school boardinghouse. |
| ~ head teacher, school principal, principal, head | the educator who has executive authority for a school.; "she sent unruly pupils to see the principal" |
| n. (artifact) | 6. master, master copy, original | an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made. |
| ~ creation | an artifact that has been brought into existence by someone. |
| n. (person) | 7. captain, master, sea captain, skipper | an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship. |
| ~ ship's officer, officer | a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel.; "he is the officer in charge of the ship's engines" |
| ~ captain kidd, kidd, william kidd | Scottish sea captain who was hired to protect British shipping in the Indian Ocean and then was accused of piracy and hanged (1645-1701). |
| n. (person) | 8. master | someone who holds a master's degree from academic institution. |
| ~ bookman, scholar, scholarly person, student | a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines. |
| n. (person) | 9. master, professional | an authority qualified to teach apprentices. |
| ~ authority | an expert whose views are taken as definitive.; "he is an authority on corporate law" |
| ~ past master | someone who was formerly a master. |
| n. (artifact) | 10. master, master key, passe-partout, passkey | key that secures entrance everywhere. |
| ~ key | metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated. |
| ~ skeleton key | a passkey with much of the bit filed away so that it can open different locks. |
| v. (cognition) | 11. get the hang, master | be or become completely proficient or skilled in.; "She mastered Japanese in less than two years" |
| ~ know | know how to do or perform something.; "She knows how to knit"; "Does your husband know how to cook?" |
| ~ larn, learn, acquire | gain knowledge or skills.; "She learned dancing from her sister"; "I learned Sanskrit"; "Children acquire language at an amazing rate" |
| ~ practice, drill, practise, exercise | learn by repetition.; "We drilled French verbs every day"; "Pianists practice scales" |
| v. (competition) | 12. get over, master, overcome, subdue, surmount | get on top of; deal with successfully.; "He overcame his shyness" |
| ~ beat, beat out, vanquish, trounce, crush, shell | come out better in a competition, race, or conflict.; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game" |
| ~ bulldog | throw a steer by seizing the horns and twisting the neck, as in a rodeo. |
| v. (social) | 13. dominate, master | have dominance or the power to defeat over.; "Her pain completely mastered her"; "The methods can master the problems" |
| ~ command | be in command of.; "The general commanded a huge army" |
| ~ control, command | exercise authoritative control or power over.; "control the budget"; "Command the military forces" |
| ~ subjugate, subject | make subservient; force to submit or subdue. |
| v. (cognition) | 14. control, master | have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of.; "Do you control these data?" |
| ~ understand | know and comprehend the nature or meaning of.; "She did not understand her husband"; "I understand what she means" |
| ~ know | know how to do or perform something.; "She knows how to knit"; "Does your husband know how to cook?" |
| ~ cinch | get a grip on; get mastery of. |
| ~ control, operate | handle and cause to function.; "do not operate machinery after imbibing alcohol"; "control the lever" |
| adj. | 15. chief, main, master, primary, principal | most important element.; "the chief aim of living"; "the main doors were of solid glass"; "the principal rivers of America"; "the principal example"; "policemen were primary targets"; "the master bedroom"; "a master switch" |
| ~ important, of import | of great significance or value.; "important people"; "the important questions of the day" |
| hinge | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. flexible joint, hinge | a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other. |
| ~ bi-fold door | an interior door. |
| ~ butt hinge | a hinge mortised flush into the edge of the door and jamb. |
| ~ car door | the door of a car. |
| ~ exterior door, outside door | a doorway that allows entrance to or exit from a building. |
| ~ french door | a light door with transparent or glazed panels extending the full length. |
| ~ gate | a movable barrier in a fence or wall. |
| ~ joint | junction by which parts or objects are joined together. |
| ~ pintle | a pin or bolt forming the pivot of a hinge. |
| ~ joint hinge, strap hinge | a hinge with two long straps; one strap is fastened to the surface of a moving part (e.g., a door or lid) and the other is fastened to the adjacent stationary frame. |
| ~ swing door, swinging door | a door that swings on a double hinge; opens in either direction. |
| ~ t hinge, tee hinge | a hinge that looks like the letter T when it is opened; similar to a strap hinge except that one strap has been replaced by half of a butt hinge that can be mortised flush into the stationary frame. |
| n. (state) | 2. hinge | a circumstance upon which subsequent events depend.; "his absence is the hinge of our plan" |
| ~ circumstance | a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity. |
| v. (contact) | 3. hinge | attach with a hinge. |
| ~ attach | cause to be attached. |
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