| VERB | contact | buffet, knock about, batter | strike against forcefully |
|---|---|---|---|
| contact | buffet, buff | strike, beat repeatedly | |
| NOUN | artifact | buffet, counter, sideboard | a piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room |
| food | buffet | a meal set out on a buffet at which guests / guests help themselves | |
| artifact | buffet, snack bar, snack counter | usually inexpensive bar |
| Sounds | bahfey'; bah'faht | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | cafe ... fey: 5 rhymes with fey... | |
| abbot ... zealot / Zealot: 372 rhymes with aht... | ||
| Meaning | A piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room; has shelves and drawers. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | counter, sideboard | |
| Part of | dining room, dining-room | A room used for dining |
| Parts | drawer | A boxlike container in a piece of furniture |
| shelf | A support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects | |
| Narrower | credenza, credence | A kind of sideboard or buffet |
| minibar, cellaret | sideboard with compartments for holding bottles | |
| Broader | furniture, piece of furniture, article of furniture | furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy |
| Spanish | aparador, bufet | |
| Catalan | aparador, bufet, patilla | |
| Meaning | A meal set out on a buffet at which guests / guests help themselves. | |
|---|---|---|
| Narrower | smorgasbord | An assortment of foods starting with herring or smoked eel or salmon etc with bread and butter |
| Broader | meal, repast | The food served and eaten at one time |
| Spanish | bufé, bufet libre, bufet, buffet | |
| Catalan | bufet lliure, bufet | |
| Meaning | usually inexpensive bar. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | snack bar, snack counter | |
| Narrower | commissary | A snack bar in a film studio |
| milk bar | snack bar that sells milk drinks and light refreshments (such as ice cream) | |
| Broader | bar | A counter where you can obtain food or drink |
| Spanish | bar, bufé, cafetería, self-service | |
| Meaning | strike against forcefully. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "Winds buffeted the tent" | |
| Synonyms | knock about, batter | |
| Broader | strike | deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon |
| Spanish | apalear, batir a golpes, golpear, maltratar, zangolotear, zarandear | |
| Catalan | copejar fort, copejar | |
| Meaning | strike, beat repeatedly. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Example | "The wind buffeted him" | |
| Synonym | buff | |
| Broader | hit | Deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument |
| Spanish | abofetear | |
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