Antonyms for buffalo


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : buhf-uh-loh
Phonetic Transcription : ˈbʌf əˌloʊ


Definition 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.

Synonyms for buffalo

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