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buffet
buf·fet 1 B0533400 (bə-fā′, bo͞o-)n.1. A large sideboard with drawers and cupboards.2. a. A counter or table from which meals or refreshments are served.b. A restaurant having such a counter.3. A meal at which guests serve themselves from various dishes displayed on a table or sideboard.adj. Informally served: a buffet luncheon.
[French.]
buf·fet 2 B0533500 (bŭf′ĭt)n. A blow or cuff with or as if with the hand.v. buf·fet·ed, buf·fet·ing, buf·fets v.tr.1. To hit or beat, especially repeatedly.2. To strike against forcefully and especially repeatedly; batter: winds that buffeted the tent. See Synonyms at beat.3. To cause repeated difficulty or harm to (a person or group): was buffeted about from job to job by the vagaries of the economy.4. To force (one's way) with difficulty.v.intr. To force one's way with difficulty: a ship buffeting against the wind.
[Middle English, from Old French, diminutive of buffe, blow.]
buf′fet·er n.buffet 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. (Furniture) 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 and Northern English a kind of low stool, pouffe, or hassock [C18: from French, of unknown origin]
buffet (ˈbʌfɪt) vb, -fets, -feting or -feted1. (tr) to knock against or about; batter: the wind buffeted the boat. 2. (tr) to hit, esp with the fist; cuff3. to force (one's way), as through a crowd4. (intr) to struggle; battlen5. a blow, esp with a fist or hand6. (Aeronautics) aerodynamic excitation of an aircraft structure by separated flows[C13: from Old French buffeter, from buffet a light blow, from buffe, of imitative origin] ˈbuffeter nbuf•fet1 (ˈbʌf ɪt)
n. 1. a blow, as with the hand or fist. 2. a violent shock or concussion. v.t. 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. v.i. 6. to force one's way, esp. by a struggle. [1175–1225; Middle English < Old French buffe a blow + -et -et] buf•fet2 (bəˈfeɪ, bʊ-; adj. also ˈbu feɪ)
n. 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 or table for food or refreshments. 4. a restaurant with such a counter. adj. 5. served from or as a buffet: a buffet supper. [1710–20; < French, Old French] buffet
Past participle: buffeted
Gerund: buffeting
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| I buffet | | you buffet | | he/she/it buffets | | we buffet | | you buffet | | they buffet |
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| I buffeted | | you buffeted | | he/she/it buffeted | | we buffeted | | you buffeted | | they buffeted |
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| I am buffeting | | you are buffeting | | he/she/it is buffeting | | we are buffeting | | you are buffeting | | they are buffeting |
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| I have buffeted | | you have buffeted | | he/she/it has buffeted | | we have buffeted | | you have buffeted | | they have buffeted |
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| I was buffeting | | you were buffeting | | he/she/it was buffeting | | we were buffeting | | you were buffeting | | they were buffeting |
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| I had buffeted | | you had buffeted | | he/she/it had buffeted | | we had buffeted | | you had buffeted | | they had buffeted |
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| I will buffet | | you will buffet | | he/she/it will buffet | | we will buffet | | you will buffet | | they will buffet |
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| I will have buffeted | | you will have buffeted | | he/she/it will have buffeted | | we will have buffeted | | you will have buffeted | | they will have buffeted |
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| I will be buffeting | | you will be buffeting | | he/she/it will be buffeting | | we will be buffeting | | you will be buffeting | | they will be buffeting |
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| I have been buffeting | | you have been buffeting | | he/she/it has been buffeting | | we have been buffeting | | you have been buffeting | | they have been buffeting |
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| I will have been buffeting | | you will have been buffeting | | he/she/it will have been buffeting | | we will have been buffeting | | you will have been buffeting | | they will have been buffeting |
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| I had been buffeting | | you had been buffeting | | he/she/it had been buffeting | | we had been buffeting | | you had been buffeting | | they had been buffeting |
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| I would buffet | | you would buffet | | he/she/it would buffet | | we would buffet | | you would buffet | | they would buffet |
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| I would have buffeted | | you would have buffeted | | he/she/it would have buffeted | | we would have buffeted | | you would have buffeted | | they would have buffeted |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  buffet - a piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room; has shelves and drawerssideboard, countercredenza, credence - a kind of sideboard or buffetdining room, dining-room - a room used for diningdrawer - a boxlike container in a piece of furniture; made so as to slide in and outarticle of furniture, furniture, piece of furniture - furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy; "they had too much furniture for the small apartment"; "there was only one piece of furniture in the room"cellaret, minibar - sideboard with compartments for holding bottlesshelf - a support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects | | 2. | buffet - a meal set out on a buffet at which guests help themselvesmeal, repast - the food served and eaten at one timesmorgasbord - an assortment of foods starting with herring or smoked eel or salmon etc with bread and butter; then cheeses and eggs and pickled vegetables and aspics; finally hot foods; served as a buffet meal | | 3. |  buffet - usually inexpensive bar snack bar, snack counterbar - a counter where you can obtain food or drink; "he bought a hot dog and a coke at the bar"commissary - a snack bar in a film studiomilk bar - snack bar that sells milk drinks and light refreshments (such as ice cream) | | Verb | 1. |  buffet - strike against forcefully; "Winds buffeted the tent"batter, knock aboutstrike - deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon; "The teacher struck the child"; "the opponent refused to strike"; "The boxer struck the attacker dead" | | 2. | buffet - strike, beat repeatedly; "The wind buffeted him"buffhit - deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face" |
buffet1noun1. smorgasbord, counter, cold table A cold buffet had been laid out in the dining room.2. snack bar, café, cafeteria, brasserie, salad bar, refreshment counter We sat in the station buffet sipping tea.
buffet2verb1. knock, push, bang, rap, slap, bump, smack, shove, thump, cuff, jolt, wallop (informal), box Their plane had been severely buffeted by storms.2. beset, trouble, plague, harass, badger, perplex, pester, entangle, bedevilbox buffeted by social and political upheavalsbuffetnounA quick, sharp blow, especially with the hand:box, bust, chop, cuff, punch, slap, smack, smacker, spank, swat, whack.Informal: clip, spat.verb1. To hit heavily and repeatedly with violent blows:assail, assault, baste, batter, beat, belabor, drub, hammer, pound, pummel, smash, thrash, thresh.Informal: lambaste.Slang: clobber.Idiom: rain blows on.2. To hit with a quick, sharp blow of the hand:box, bust, cuff, punch, slap, smack, spank, swat, whack.Informal: clip, spat.Translationsbuffet1 (ˈbafit) noun a blow with the hand or fist. a buffet on the side of the head. 毆打 殴打 verb – past tense, past participle ˈbuffeted – 1. to strike with the fist. 毆打 拳打2. to knock about. The boat was buffeted by the waves. (連續)拍打 连续猛击
buffet2 (ˈbufei) , ((American) bəˈfei) noun1. a refreshment bar, especially in a railway station or on a train etc. We'll get some coffee at the buffet. (火車或車站)簡餐吧 （火车或车站）餐室 2. a (usually cold) meal set out on tables from which people help themselves. 自助餐 自助餐 adjectivea buffet supper. 自助餐的 自助餐的- Is there a dining car on the train? (US)
Is there a buffet car on the train? (UK) → 这趟车上有餐车吗？ - Where is the dining car? (US)
Where is the buffet car? (UK) → 餐车在几号车厢？
buffet
buffet (someone or something)To frequently pass or move someone or something back and forth with someone or something else. That little girl has been buffeted between her parents ever since their divorce. I wonder if this project will ever get done, considering how it's been buffeted from one department to another for months.See also: buffetbuffet someone or something (from someone or something) (to someone or something)Fig. to shift someone or something back and forth between people, things, or places, as if being tossed around by the waves of the sea. The state agency buffeted the orphan child from one relative to another. The office staff buffeted the memo from one desk to another.buffet
buffet aerodynamic excitation of an aircraft structure by separated flows
Buffet Bernard . 1928--99, French painter and engraver. His works are characterized by sombre tones and thin angular forms buffeti. An irregular oscillation of an aircraft caused at the moment of stall, at very high angles of attack, and in some subsonic aircraft when flying at very high Mach numbers caused by eddy formation and separation of boundary layer.
ii. The knocking about sustained by an aircraft surface when severe turbulence or gust conditions are encountered.
iii. As used in parachuting, it means longitudinal oscillations of the body during free fall caused by holding the arms too high and the legs too straight.buffet
Synonyms for buffetnoun smorgasbordSynonyms- smorgasbord
- counter
- cold table
noun snack barSynonyms- snack bar
- café
- cafeteria
- brasserie
- salad bar
- refreshment counter
verb knockSynonyms- knock
- push
- bang
- rap
- slap
- bump
- smack
- shove
- thump
- cuff
- jolt
- wallop
- box
verb besetSynonyms- beset
- trouble
- plague
- harass
- badger
- perplex
- pester
- entangle
- bedevilbox
Synonyms for buffetnoun a quick, sharp blow, especially with the handSynonyms- box
- bust
- chop
- cuff
- punch
- slap
- smack
- smacker
- spank
- swat
- whack
- clip
- spat
verb to hit heavily and repeatedly with violent blowsSynonyms- assail
- assault
- baste
- batter
- beat
- belabor
- drub
- hammer
- pound
- pummel
- smash
- thrash
- thresh
- lambaste
- clobber
verb to hit with a quick, sharp blow of the handSynonyms- box
- bust
- cuff
- punch
- slap
- smack
- spank
- swat
- whack
- clip
- spat
Synonyms for buffetnoun a piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining roomSynonymsRelated Words- credenza
- credence
- dining room
- dining-room
- drawer
- article of furniture
- furniture
- piece of furniture
- cellaret
- minibar
- shelf
noun a meal set out on a buffet at which guests help themselvesRelated Wordsnoun usually inexpensive barSynonymsRelated Wordsverb strike against forcefullySynonymsRelated Wordsverb strike, beat repeatedlySynonymsRelated Words |