boss vs toque

boss

noun
  • A person in charge of a business or company. 

  • 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 wooden vessel for the mortar used in tiling or masonry, hung by a hook from the laths, or from the rounds of a ladder. 

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

  • 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. 

adj
  • Of excellent quality, first-rate. 

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

  • To decorate with bosses; to emboss. 

toque

noun
  • A chef. 

  • A tall white hat with no brim of the sort worn by chefs 

  • The guitar part of flamenco music. 

  • An African nominal money of account, equal to 40 cowries. 

  • A type of hat with no brim. 

  • A variety of bonnet monkey; toque macaque, Macaca sinica. 

  • A rhythm used in Latin music, especially Cuban religious rituals. 

  • A knitted hat, usually conical but of varying shape, often woollen, and sometimes topped by a pom-pom or tassel. 

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