Boss and Guide

Boss

Boss verb - To be in charge of.

Usage example: she bossed that project for years, until she was promoted again

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Guide and boss are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Guide" instead the word "Boss" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: bossy, bossed, bossing

Guide verb - To give advice and instruction to (someone) regarding the course or process to be followed.

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Boss and guide are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Boss" instead the word "Guide" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: guidance, guided, guideline, guiding

old	old boss	old guide
good	good boss	good guide
female	female boss	female guide
best	best boss	best guide
Other adjectives: complete, certain, original, actual, real, big, huge, main, easy, new, major, former, final, minor, titular, said, local, aforementioned, fifth.

power	boss power	guide power
bit	boss bit	guide bit
missile	boss missile	guide missile
star	boss star	guide star
Other words: peach, son, hands, players.

Not only that, but one boss required the player to guide an exploding spider robot into a very specific location to make the boss temporarily vulnerable.

Source: Goddamned Boss
Unless you've seen this boss beaten before, there's almost no way you'll ever figure out how to beat this boss aside from sheer luck or consulting a guide.

Source: Puzzle Boss
The final boss in the Lineage and Legacies arc has a guide-dang-it within its battle.

Source: Guide Dang It / Tales Series

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