- a variety of dishes presented in a line, from which diners in a restaurant serve themselves, usually at a fixed price regardless of how much one eats: The lavish all-you-can-eat buffet delivered a feast of salads, curries, pasta dishes, and sumptuous desserts for $40.
- a restaurant where food is presented in this way: They own one of the best high-end buffets in the country.
- a meal laid out on one or more tables so that guests may serve themselves.
- a sideboard or cabinet for holding china, table linen, etc.
- a wide variety of things to choose from: The school’s internet safety workshop contains a buffet of ideas for parents in the 21st century.
- a counter, bar, or the like, for lunch or refreshments.
- a restaurant containing such a counter or bar.
- consisting of food, refreshments, etc., laid out on tables or buffets from which guests or customers serve themselves: a buffet supper;buffet service.
- a blow, as with the hand or fist.
- a violent shock or concussion.
- to strike, as with the hand or fist.
- to strike against or push repeatedly: The wind buffeted the house.
- to contend against; battle.
- to struggle with blows of hand or fist.
- to force one's way by a fight, struggle, etc.
- a counter where light refreshments are served
- (ˈbʊfeɪ)
- a meal at which guests help themselves from a number of dishes and often eat standing up
- (as modifier)
- 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
- a kind of low stool, pouffe, or hassock
- to knock against or about; batter
- to hit, esp with the fist; cuff
- to force (one's way), as through a crowd
- to struggle; battle
- a blow, esp with a fist or hand
- aerodynamic excitation of an aircraft structure by separated flows
- Bernard (bɛrnar). 1928–99, French painter and engraver. His works are characterized by sombre tones and thin angular forms
