The difference between Boss and Mate

When used as nouns, boss means a swelling, lump or protuberance in an animal, person or object, whereas mate means a fellow, comrade, colleague, partner or someone with whom something is shared, e.g. shipmate, classmate.

When used as verbs, boss means to decorate with bosses, whereas mate means to match, fit together without space between.


Boss is also adjective with the meaning: of excellent quality, first-rate.

check bellow for the other definitions of Boss and Mate

  1. Boss as a noun:

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

  2. Boss as a noun (geology):

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

  3. Boss as a noun:

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

  4. Boss as a noun (mechanics):

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

  5. Boss as a noun (architecture):

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

  6. Boss as a noun (archery):

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

  7. Boss as a 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.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Gwilt"

  8. Boss as a noun:

    A head or reservoir of water.

  1. Boss as a verb (transitive):

    To decorate with bosses; to emboss.

  1. Boss as a noun (obsolete):

    A hassock or small seat, especially made from a bundle of straw.

  1. Boss as a noun:

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

    Examples:

    "Bad people make for bad bosses. ― Dawn Pine"

  2. Boss as a noun:

    A person in charge of a business or company.

    Examples:

    "Chat turned to whisper when the boss entered the conference room."

    "My boss complains that I'm always late to work."

  3. Boss as a noun:

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

    Examples:

    "They named him boss because he had good leadership skills."

  4. Boss as a noun:

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

    Examples:

    "He is the Republican boss in Kentucky."

  5. Boss as a noun (informal, especially, India):

    Examples:

    "Yes, boss."

  6. Boss as a noun (video games):

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

  7. Boss as a noun (humorous):

    Wife.

    Examples:

    "There's no olive oil; will sunflower oil do? — I'll have to run that by the boss."

  1. Boss as a verb (transitive):

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

    Examples:

    "synonyms: lord over boss around"

  1. Boss as an adjective (slang, American, Canadian, Liverpool):

    Of excellent quality, first-rate.

    Examples:

    "That is a boss Zefron poster."

  1. Mate as a noun:

    A fellow, comrade, colleague, partner or someone with whom something is shared, e.g. shipmate, classmate.

  2. Mate as a noun (especially of a non-human [[animal]]):

    A breeding partner.

  3. Mate as a noun (colloquial, British, Australia, New Zealand):

    A friend, usually of the same sex.

    Examples:

    "I'm going to the pub with a few mates."

    "He's my best mate."

  4. Mate as a noun (colloquial, British, Australia, New Zealand):

    a colloquial "sir"; an informal and friendly term of address to a stranger, usually male, of similar age

    Examples:

    "Excuse me, mate, have you got the time?"

  5. Mate as a noun (nautical):

    In naval ranks, a non-commissioned officer or his subordinate (e.g. , , Sailmaker's Mate, etc).

  6. Mate as a noun (nautical):

    A ship's officer, subordinate to the master on a commercial ship.

  7. Mate as a noun (nautical):

    A first mate.

  8. Mate as a noun:

    A technical assistant in certain trades (e.g. gasfitter's mate, plumber's mate); sometimes an apprentice.

  9. Mate as a noun:

    The other member of a matched pair of objects.

    Examples:

    "I found one of the socks I wanted to wear, but I couldn't find its mate."

  10. Mate as a noun:

    A suitable companion; a match; an equal.

  1. Mate as a verb (intransitive):

    To match, fit together without space between.

    Examples:

    "The pieces of the puzzle mate perfectly."

  2. Mate as a verb (intransitive):

    To copulate.

  3. Mate as a verb (intransitive):

    To pair in order to raise offspring

  4. Mate as a verb (transitive):

    To arrange in matched pairs.

  5. Mate as a verb (transitive):

    To introduce (animals) together for the purpose of breeding.

  6. Mate as a verb (transitive, of an animal):

    To copulate with.

  7. Mate as a verb (transitive):

    To marry; to match (a person).

  8. Mate as a verb (transitive):

    To match oneself against; to oppose as equal; to compete with.

  9. Mate as a verb (transitive):

    To fit (objects) together without space between.

  10. Mate as a verb (transitive, aerospace):

    To move (a space shuttle orbiter) onto the back of an aircraft that can carry it.

  1. Mate as a noun (chess):

    Short for checkmate.

  1. Mate as a verb (intransitive):

    To win a game of chess by putting the opponent in checkmate

  2. Mate as a verb:

    To confuse; to confound.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Shakespeare"

  1. Mate as a noun:

    , an aromatic tea-like drink prepared from the holly yerba maté ().

  2. Mate as a noun:

    The abovementioned plant; the leaves and shoots used for the tea