noun🔗ShareA counter or sideboard from which food and drinks are served or may be bought."We ate lunch at a restaurant where we could choose from a large buffet. "fooddrinkutensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFood laid out in this way, to which diners serve themselves."The school cafeteria had a large buffet for lunch, with various salads, sandwiches, and desserts. "foodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA small stool; a stool for a buffet or counter."The tired cashier gratefully sat on the buffet behind the counter during her short break. "utensilitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA blow or cuff with or as if with the hand, or by any other solid object or the wind."The angry boy dealt a buffet to the table, knocking over his glass of juice. "actionbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo strike with a buffet; to cuff; to slap."The angry student buffetted the desk with his fist. "actionbodyhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo aggressively challenge, denounce, or criticise."The teacher buffetted the student's poor performance in class, criticizing his lack of effort. "communicationlanguageattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo affect as with blows; to strike repeatedly; to strive with or contend against."to buffet the billows"actioneventChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo deaden the sound of (bells) by muffling the clapper."The bell ringer will buffet the church bells with cloth to prevent them from ringing loudly during the funeral. "bell-ringingmusicsoundChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA low stool; a hassock."My grandmother used a small, wooden buffet as a footrest while she sat at her sewing table. "itemutensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
