Buffet

/ˈbʊfeɪ/ noun verb

A counter or sideboard from which food and drinks are served or may be bought.

Meaning

  1. (noun) A counter or sideboard from which food and drinks are served or may be bought.
  2. (noun) Food laid out in this way, to which diners serve themselves.
  3. (noun) A small stool; a stool for a buffet or counter.
  4. (noun) A blow or cuff with or as if with the hand, or by any other solid object or the wind.
  5. (verb) To strike with a buffet; to cuff; to slap.
  6. (verb) To aggressively challenge, denounce, or criticise.
  7. (verb) To affect as with blows; to strike repeatedly; to strive with or contend against. “to buffet the billows”
  8. (verb) To deaden the sound of (bells) by muffling the clapper.
  9. (noun) A low stool; a hassock.

Letter breakdown

  • Buffet contains 6 letters: 2 vowel(s) and 4 consonant(s).
  • It uses 5 unique letters.
  • Estimated syllable count: 2.
  • Scrabble-style letter score: 14.

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What does Buffet mean?

A counter or sideboard from which food and drinks are served or may be bought.

How many letters are in Buffet?

Buffet has 6 letters.

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