Definitions for BUFFET
ˈbʌf ɪtbuf·fet

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes

1. buffet, counter, sideboardnoun

   a piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room; has shelves and drawers

2. buffetnoun

   a meal set out on a buffet at which guests help themselves

3. snack bar, snack counter, buffetverb

   usually inexpensive bar

4. buffet, knock about, batterverb

   strike against forcefully

   "Winds buffeted the tent"

5. buffet, buffverb

   strike, beat repeatedly

   "The wind buffeted him"

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Buffetnoun

   A blow with the fist; a box on the ear.

   Etymology: buffetto, Ital.

   O, I could divide myself, and go to buffets, for moving such a dish of skimmed milk with so honourable an action. William Shakespeare.

   A man that fortune’s buffets and rewards
   Hast ta’en with equal thanks. William Shakespeare, Hamlet.

   Go, baffl’d coward, lest I run upon thee,
   And with one buffet lay thy structure low. John Milton, Agonist.

   Round his hollow temples, and his ears,
   His buckler beats; the son of Neptune, stunn’d
   With these repeated buffets, quits the ground. Dryden.

2. Buffetnoun

   A kind of cupboard; or set of shelves, where plate is set out to shew, in a room of entertainment.

   Etymology: buffetto, Ital.

   The rich buffet well-colour’d serpents grace,
   And gaping Triton’s spew to wash your face. Alexander Pope.

3. To Buffetverb

   To strike with the hand; to box; to beat.

   Etymology: from the noun.

   Why, woman, your husband is in his old lunes again; he so buffets himself on the forehead, crying, peer out, peer out! that any madness I ever yet beheld, seemed but tameness. William Shakespeare.

   Our ears are cudgell’d; not a word of his
   But buffets better than a fist of France. William Shakespeare, K. John.

   The torrent roar’d, and we did buffet it
   With lusty sinews; throwing it aside. William Shakespeare, Jul. Cæsar.

   Instantly I plung’d into the sea,
   And, buffeting the billows to her rescue,
   Redeem’d her life with half the loss of mine. Thomas Otway.

4. To Buffetverb

   To play a boxing-match.

   If I might buffet for my love, I could lay on like a butcher. William Shakespeare, Henry V.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Buffet

   A buffet can be either a sideboard (a flat-topped piece of furniture with cupboards and drawers, used for storing crockery, glasses, and table linen) or a system of serving meals in which food is placed in a public area where the diners serve themselves. A form of service à la française, buffets are offered at various places including hotels, restaurants, and many social events. Buffet restaurants normally offer all-you-can-eat food for a set price, but some measure prices by weight or by number of dishes. Buffets usually have some hot dishes, so the term cold buffet (see Smörgåsbord) has been developed to describe formats lacking hot food. Hot or cold buffets usually involve dishware and utensils, but a finger buffet is an array of foods that are designed to be small and easily consumed only by hand, such as cupcakes, slices of pizza, foods on cocktail sticks, etc. The essential feature of the various buffet formats is that the diners can directly view the food and immediately select which dishes they wish to consume, and usually also can decide how much food they take. Buffets are effective for serving large numbers of people at once, and are often seen in institutional settings, business conventions, or large parties.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. buffet

   A buffet refers to a dining system where food is served in a public area and patrons serve themselves from a variety of dishes. It can also refer to a piece of furniture used for storing crockery and glasses. Additionally, in a figurative sense, it can mean a situation in which one must face several challenges or cope with constant changes. In the context of meteorology, a buffet is a sudden forceful blow or series of blows caused by wind or turbulence.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Buffetnoun

   a cupboard or set of shelves, either movable or fixed at one side of a room, for the display of plate, china, etc., a sideboard

2. Buffetnoun

   a counter for refreshments; a restaurant at a railroad station, or place of public gathering

3. Buffetverb

   a blow with the hand; a slap on the face; a cuff

4. Buffetverb

   a blow from any source, or that which affects like a blow, as the violence of winds or waves; a stroke; an adverse action; an affliction; a trial; adversity

5. Buffetverb

   a small stool; a stool for a buffet or counter

6. Buffetverb

   to strike with the hand or fist; to box; to beat; to cuff; to slap

7. Buffetverb

   to affect as with blows; to strike repeatedly; to strive with or contend against; as, to buffet the billows

8. Buffetverb

   to deaden the sound of (bells) by muffling the clapper

9. Buffetverb

   to exercise or play at boxing; to strike; to smite; to strive; to contend

10. Buffetverb

    to make one's way by blows or struggling

WikidataRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Buffet

   A buffet is a system of serving meals in which food is placed in a public area where the diners generally serve themselves. Buffets are offered at various places including hotels and many social events. Buffets usually have some hot dishes, so the term "cold buffet" has been developed. Hot or cold buffets usually involve plates, bowls, and cutlery. A "finger buffet" is an array of foods that are designed to be small and easily consumed by hand alone, such as cupcakes, slices of pizza, foods on cocktail sticks, etc.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Buffet

   buf′et, n. a blow with the fist, a slap.—v.t. to strike with the hand or fist: to contend against.—n. Buff′eting, a striking with the hand, boxing: contention. [O. Fr. bufet—bufe, a blow, esp. on the cheek.]

2. Buffet

   buf′et, n. a kind of sideboard: a low stool: a refreshment-bar (in this sense often pronounced buf'ā). [Fr. buffet; origin unknown.]

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1. • Furniture
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   • Meal
   • Strike

How to pronounce BUFFET?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say BUFFET in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of BUFFET in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of BUFFET in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of BUFFET in a Sentence

1. John Haywood:

   Our average per-location daily guest counts went from 700 per day to less than 200, this pre-closure guest behavior, and consumer research conducted during April, clearly indicated that the majority of guests will not be comfortable with any type of salad bar or buffet for some time.

2. Mike Huckabee on Thursday:

   It seems to me that people would be delighted that Republicans have a whole buffet.

3. Lakshheish M Patel:

   Successful stories of Jhunjunwala, buffet and others have been propagated widely through media so that ordinary people can be lured to stock market and their money can be looted .

4. Cindy Shelton:

   It’s an unlimited buffet so babies self-regulate when they breastfeed. They’re not going to overfeed or underfeed but sometimes they want a snack.

5. Ron Magill:

   When you plant native wildflowers, you're planting a buffet for the wildlife that needs that to survive, that's the refueling stations for Wildlife Service.Bats.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=BUFFET
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=BUFFET
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffet
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/BUFFET
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=BUFFET
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=BUFFET