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Frau
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noun
a German courtesy title or form of address for an adult woman
DES
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noun
(= diethylstilbestrol)
a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry
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noun
(= diethylstilbesterol)
synthetic nonsteroid with the properties of estrogen; formerly used to treat menstrual problems but was found to be associated with vaginal cancers in the daughters of women so treated during pregnancy
boss
Noun
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Your boss is the person who tells you what to do at work.
My former boss was very happy for the chance to fire me.
I started the company because I wanted to be my own boss.
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A boss is a leader in an organisation.
The Mayor was an old-style political boss who made his own decisions.
boss
Verb
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If you boss somebody around/about, you tell them what to do, especially when you don't have any special power to do so.
This was just another occasion when Indians were bossed around by white people.
boss
Adjective
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If something is boss, it is very good.