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Definitions for Buffet

[1] a blow, as with the hand or fist.
[2] a violent shock or concussion.
[3] to strike, as with the hand or fist.
[4] to strike against or push repeatedly: The wind buffeted the house.
[5] to contend against; battle.
[6] to struggle with blows of hand or fist.
[7] to force one's way by a fight, struggle, etc.
[8] a sideboard or cabinet for holding china, table linen, etc.
[9] a meal laid out on a table or sideboard so that guests may serve themselves.
[10] a counter, bar, or the like, for lunch or refreshments.
[11] a restaurant containing such a counter or bar.
[12] consisting of food, refreshments, etc., laid out on tables or buffets from which guests or customers serve themselves: a buffet supper; buffet service.
[13] (ˈbʊfeɪ ) a counter where light refreshments are served
[14] (ˈbʊfeɪ ) a meal at which guests help themselves from a number of dishes and often eat standing up (as modifier ) a buffet lunch
[15] (ˈbʌfɪt , ˈbʊfeɪ ) a piece of furniture used from medieval times to the 18th century for displaying plates, etc and typically comprising one or more cupboards and some open shelves
[16] (ˈbʌfɪ ) Scot and Northern English dialect a kind of low stool, pouffe, or hassock
[17] (tr) to knock against or about; batter the wind buffeted the boat
[18] (tr) to hit, esp with the fist; cuff
[19] to force (one's way), as through a crowd
[20] (intr) to struggle; battle
[21] a blow, esp with a fist or hand
[22] aerodynamic excitation of an aircraft structure by separated flows
[23] Bernard (bɛrnar). 1928–99, French painter and engraver. His works are characterized by sombre tones and thin angular forms

Words related to Buffet

cafeteria, smorgasbord, clobber, batter, jolt, pummel, shelf, sideboard, counter, cupboard, box, knock, pound, shove, spank, flail, beat, bump, wallop, smack

Words nearby Buffet

buffer, buffer state, buffer stock, buffer value, buffer zone, buffet, buffet car, buffeting, buffett, bufflehead, buffo

Origin of Buffet

21710–20; < French, Old French, of obscure origin

Other words from Buffet

buf·fet·er , noun
un·buf·fet·ed , adjective

Word origin for Buffet

C13: from Old French buffeter , from buffet a light blow, from buffe , of imitative origin

Synonyms for Buffet

cafeteria, smorgasbord, counter, cupboard, shelf, sideboard, café, cold table, lunch wagon, salad bar, snack bar