knob boss | a circular rounded projection or protuberance |
administrative district administrative division territorial division | a district defined for administrative purposes |
borderland border district march marchland | district consisting of the area on either side of a border or boundary of a country or an area, the Welsh marches between England and Wales |
district line | the boundary between two districts |
city district | a district of a town or city |
voting precinct election district | one of several districts into which a city or town is divided for voting, each contains one polling place |
business district downtown | the central area or commercial center of a town or city, the heart of Birmingham's downtown |
congressional district | a territorial division of a state, entitled to elect one member to the United States House of Representatives |
district territory territorial dominion dominion | a region marked off for administrative or other purposes |
federal district | a district set apart as the seat of government of a federation |
residential district residential area community | a district where people live, occupied primarily by private residences |
red-light district | a district with many brothels |
tenement district | a residential district occupied primarily with tenement houses |
school district | a district whose public schools are administered together |
Lake District Lakeland | a popular tourist area in northwestern England including England's largest lake and highest mountain |
District of Columbia D.C. DC | the district occupied entirely by the city of Washington, chosen by George Washington as the site of the capital of the United States and created out of land ceded by Maryland and Virginia |
continental slope bathyal zone bathyal district | the steep descent of the seabed from the continental shelf to the abyssal zone |
boss hirer | a person responsible for hiring workers, the boss hired three more men for the new job |
deputy lieutenant | an assistant with power to act when his superior is absent |
deputy deputy sheriff | someone authorized to exercise the powers of sheriff in emergencies |
deputy surrogate | a person appointed to represent or act on behalf of others |
deputy | a member of the lower chamber of a legislative assembly (such as in France) |
district attorney DA | an official prosecutor for a judicial district |
district manager | a manager who supervises the sales activity for a district |
boss | a person who exercises control and makes decisions, he is his own boss now |
foreman chief gaffer honcho boss | a person who exercises control over workers, if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman |
party boss political boss boss | a leader in a political party who controls votes and dictates appointments, party bosses have a reputation for corruption |
straw boss assistant foreman | a member of a work gang who supervises the other workers |
trail boss | the person responsible for driving a herd of cattle |
emboss boss stamp | raise in a relief, embossed stationery |
strong-arm bully browbeat bullyrag ballyrag boss around hector push around | be bossy towards, Her big brother always bullied her when she was young |
zone district | regulate housing in, of certain areas of towns |
boss-eyed | (British informal) cross-eyed |
boss brag | exceptionally good, a boss hand at carpentry, his brag cornfield |