boson, bosun

Boson or boson means one of the elementary particles of an atom--
A boson is actually a measure of the force inside an atom.
Physicists now believe that the force or movement of each boson may be what holds matter together.

Bosun or bosun ( almost rhymes with boson ) comes from "boatswain",  also spelled "bo's'n", meaning a warrant officer on a navy or merchant ship, in charge of the anchors, cables and lines on the deck--
The bosun traditionally has a special whistle that makes a recognizable sound.
He was on his first voyage, but hoped to be a bosun after a few years.

Now that you know that, you can say--
"He tried to explain the properties of a boson inside an atom by showing how the sailors on deck moved about on orders from the bosun."