buffet

[US]/ˈbʊfeɪ/
[UK]/bəˈfeɪ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a strike; a small shop; a strong blow
vt. to struggle with; to strike repeatedly
vi. to struggle; to proceed bravely
adj. self-service; relating to a buffet.

Phrases & Collocations

buffet restaurant

buffet lunch

buffet dinner

warren buffet

breakfast buffet

Example Sentences

a buffet for eighty.

a micro buffet area.

they were buffeted by a major recession.

the daily buffets of urban civilization.

a ship buffeting against the wind.

Come for cocktail and buffet next Sunday.

rough seas buffeted the coast.

he was buffeted from side to side.

the buffeting that people are taking in lost job status.

flowers buffeted by rain and wind

We were buffeted by the wind and the rain.

the wind wailed and buffeted the timber structure.

buffeted him around the face with her open palm;

The travelers were buffeted about during the rough boat ride.

winds that buffeted the tent.See Synonyms at beat

was buffeted about from job to job by the vagaries of the economy.

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