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buffet
has definitions from the fields of housing,business,food
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[ verb ] strike against forcefully
Synonyms Examples "Winds buffeted the tent" Used in print (Time magazine, 77:3...)Now big forces buffet food . (Richard Sanders Allen, "When Fogg Flew the Mail"...)Buffeted by swirling winds , the little green biplane struggled northward between the mountains beyond Northfield_Gulf . (B. J. Chute, The Moon and the Thorn....)He mumbled at her but let himself be led off inside the house , shuffling mightily to make it clear how weak and aged he was and_how he was buffeted about by those who still had their wicked strength . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (housing) a piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room; has shelves and drawers
Used in print (William Maxwell, The Chateau....)Her quarters were on the right as you walked into the building , and her small front_room was clogged with heavy furniture - a big , round , oak dining_table and chairs , a buffet , with a row of unclaimed letters inserted between the mirror and its frame . |
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[ noun ] (food) a meal set out on a buffet at which guests help themselves
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[ noun ] (business,food) usually inexpensive bar
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