Synonyms for buffalo

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : buhf-uh-loh

Phonetic Transcription : ˈbʌf əˌloʊ

Top 10 synonyms for buffalo

Other synonyms for the word buffalo

Définition of buffalo

Origin : 1580s (earlier buffel, 1510s, from Middle French), from Portuguese bufalo "water buffalo," from Latin bufalus, variant of bubalus "wild ox," from Greek boubalos "buffalo," originally a kind of African antelope, later used of a type of domesticated ox in southern Asia and the Mediterranean lands, perhaps from bous "ox, cow" (see cow (n.)). Wrongly applied since 1630s to the American bison. Buffalo gnat is recorded from 1822.

As in ungulate : noun hoofed animal
As in impress : verb influence
As in intimidate : verb frighten, threaten
As in mystify : verb bewilder, confuse
As in nonplus : verb confuse, perplex
As in perplex : verb confuse, mix up
As in puzzle : verb baffle, confuse
As in baffle : verb perplex
As in unnerve : verb upset, intimidate
As in bully : verb intimidate, push around
As in cow : verb browbeat, intimidate
As in deceive : verb mislead; be dishonest
As in flummox : verb confuse
As in foil : verb circumvent, nip in the bud
As in hoodwink : verb deceive

Example sentences :

In its fright, it had probably mistaken us for a band of buffalo.
Extract from : « The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California » by Brevet Col. J.C. Fremont

You were arrested in Buffalo, convicted, and served your stretch.
Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana

But the buffalo had come south that winter for the early grass.
Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin

My friend uses no water—you ought to have seen his bill at the Buffalo hotel.
Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr

"That is the Pawnees, singing their travel song," said the Buffalo Chief.
Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin

Everybody looked at the Buffalo Chief, for, after all, it was he who began the party.
Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin

The Buffalo herds have gone; they have succumbed to the rifles of the hunters.
Extract from : « Johnny Bear » by E. T. Seton

He tells us that two of themjust two minddevoured a quarter of a buffalo in one morning.
Extract from : « The Field of Ice » by Jules Verne

Cargoes of army stores were transported between Buffalo and Detroit.
Extract from : « Cleveland Past and Present » by Maurice Joblin

I know that in Buffalo they were at first voted down by a large majority.
Extract from : « Slavery Ordained of God » by Rev. Fred A. Ross, D.D.

Antonyms for buffalo

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