boss vs boule

boss

noun
  • 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. 

  • Wife. 

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

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

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

  • A knob or projection, usually at the intersection of ribs in a vault. 

  • A person in charge of a business or company. 

  • A protrusion, frequently a cylinder of material that extends beyond a hole. 

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

  • A target block, made of foam but historically made of hay bales, to which a target face is attached. 

  • A term of address to a man. 

  • A head or reservoir of water. 

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

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

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

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

  • To decorate with bosses; to emboss. 

adj
  • Of excellent quality, first-rate. 

boule

noun
  • A through-sawn log with the slices restacked in the order and orientation they originally had in the log, usually with waney edges. 

  • A single-crystal ingot produced by synthetic means. 

  • A round loaf of bread. 

  • A round piece of dough. 

  • A council of citizens in Ancient Greece 

  • One of the bowls used in the French game of boules. 

verb
  • To shape (a piece of dough) into a ball. 

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