Synonyms for buffet
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : buhf-it |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈbʌf ɪt |
Top 10 synonyms for buffet Other synonyms for the word buffet
Définition of buffet
Origin :- c.1200, "to strike with the fist or hand; cuff, box, slap; from Old French bufeter "to strike, slap, punch," from bufet (see buffet (n.2)). Related: Buffeted; buffeting.
- noun meal set out on table for choosing
- verb hit repeatedly
- He had even the look of one who has received a buffet that he cannot return.
- Extract from : « Alarms and Discursions » by G. K. Chesterton
- Alone in his office, Lee Gorman strode angrily to the buffet.
- Extract from : « The Big Tomorrow » by Paul Lohrman
- In the ensuing silence he repaired to the buffet and drank a glass of vodka.
- Extract from : « Ruggles of Red Gap » by Harry Leon Wilson
- But at that moment Irma Becot appeared, and stopped in front of the buffet.
- Extract from : « His Masterpiece » by Emile Zola
- Setting my candle on the buffet, I opened one of the drawers.
- Extract from : « The Shame of Motley » by Raphael Sabatini
- The old man caught up a beaker from the buffet and handed it to the boy.
- Extract from : « The Shame of Motley » by Raphael Sabatini
- I thirsted, and I bethought me of this buffet where you keep your wine.
- Extract from : « The Shame of Motley » by Raphael Sabatini
- In like case were the two attendant servants, who hung motionless by the buffet.
- Extract from : « The Strolling Saint » by Raphael Sabatini
- A squad of sailors passed on the double to take charge of the buffet.
- Extract from : « Loot of the Void » by Edwin K. Sloat
- Meanwhile our game came to a close, and we gathered around the buffet.
- Extract from : « Arthur O'Leary » by Charles James Lever
Antonyms for buffet
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