boss

IPA(Pronunciation)

/bɒs/

Noun

A swelling, lump or protuberance in an animal, person or object. / (geology) A lump-like mass of rock, especially one projecting through a stratum of different rock.

Japanese Meaning

動物、人物、物体にできる、こぶ状の隆起や塊 / （地質学において）異なる種類の岩石層を突き抜けるように突出した、岩石のこぶ状の塊

What is this buttons?

The old oak's trunk had a large boss where a branch had healed over.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

古いオークの幹には、枝が癒合した跡に大きなこぶがありました。

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Sense（1）

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

Sense（2）

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

Sense（3）

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

Sense（4）

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

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Sense（5）

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

Sense（6）

Sense（7）

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.

Boss, a short trough for holding water, when tiling the roof

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Sense（8）

A head or reservoir of water.

bosses

（ plural ）

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