Nearby Words
Designer Sideboards Sale www.onekingslane.com Save Up To 70% On Furniture From Top Designers - Join Now For Free!
Buffets and Sideboards www.calibex.com/Buffets-Sideboards Save on a Variety of Buffets and Sideboards! Hillsdale and More.
Buffets And Hutches buffet.pronto.com 9,000+ Buffets at Great Prices. Shop, Compare and Save at Pronto.
Ads
ɪtnoun
1.
a blow, as with the hand or fist.
2.
a violent shock or concussion.
verb (used with object)
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.
:10
:09
:08
:07
:06
:05
:04
:03
:02
:01
Buffet
is one of our favorite verbs.
So is absquatulate. Does it mean:
| to introduce subtleties into or argue subtly about. |
| to flee; abscond: |
verb (used without object)
6.
to struggle with blows of hand or fist.
7.
to force one's way by a fight, struggle, etc.
Related forms
buf·fet·er, noun
un·buf·fet·ed, adjective
Synonyms
3. slap, cuff, box, hit, sock, wallop.
3. slap, cuff, box, hit, sock, wallop.
Example Sentences
- Unlike school cafeteria fare, this inviting buffet has something for everyone.
- Wal-Mart will set up a tent and serve buffet-style food, .
- Boys are to be sent out into the world to buffet with its temptations, to mingle with bad and good, to govern and direct.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
noun
1.
a sideboard or cabinet for holding china, table linen, etc.
2.
a meal laid out on a table or sideboard so that guests may serve themselves.
3.
a counter, bar, or the like, for lunch or refreshments.
4.
a restaurant containing such a counter or bar.
adjective
5.
consisting of food, refreshments, etc., laid out on tables or buffets from which guests or customers serve themselves: a buffet supper; buffet service.
Origin:
1710–20; < French, Old French, of obscure origin
1710–20; < French, Old French, of obscure origin
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source
|
Link To buffet
Collins
World English Dictionary
| buffet1 | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a counter where light refreshments are served |
| 2. | a. a meal at which guests help themselves from a number of dishes and often eat standing up |
| b. (as modifier): a buffet lunch | |
| 3. | 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 |
| 4. | dialect (Scot), (Northern English) a kind of low stool, pouffe, or hassock |
| [C18: from French, of unknown origin] | |
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
buffet
early 13c., from O.Fr. bufet "slap, punch," dim. of bufe "a blow, puff of wind," probably echoic of the sound of something soft being hit.
EXPANDbuffet
"table," 1718, from Fr. bufet "bench, stool, sideboard," 12c., of uncertain origin. Sense extended 1888 to "meal served from a buffet."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Cite This Source
Word Dynamo By Dictionary.com
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.