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# buffet

noun (a buffet, buffets); verb (buffet, buffets, buffeted, buffeting)

«buffet» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A buffet (said «BUFF-ay» or «boo-FAY») is a meal where food is set out on a table and people serve themselves. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/buffet/#m1)
2. A buffet is a café or carriage on a train or at a station where you can buy food. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/buffet/#m2)
3. To buffet (said «BUFF-it») is to hit or push something again and again, like strong wind or waves. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/buffet/#m3)
4. (old) A buffet is a side cabinet for dishes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/buffet/#m4)

### In the lessons

Parties, weddings and hotels often have a buffet; «all-you-can-eat buffet» means you pay once and eat as much as you like. In stories and weather reports, boats and people are buffeted by wind and waves. Phrases: «buffet lunch», «buffet car», «buffeted by the wind».

### Examples

- At the party there was a buffet with sandwiches and cake. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/buffet/#x1)
- We helped ourselves from the buffet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/buffet/#x2)
- The hotel serves a breakfast buffet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/buffet/#x3)
- Dad bought tea from the buffet car on the train. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/buffet/#x4)
- The little boat was buffeted by the waves. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/buffet/#x5)
- Strong winds buffeted the tent all night. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/buffet/#x6)
- It was an all-you-can-eat buffet, so my brother had four plates. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/buffet/#x7)
- The infuriated pirates buffeted them in the mouth; and Hook roared out, “That seals your doom. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/buffet/#x8)

### Note

Two pronunciations, two meanings: food = «BUFF-ay» (the t is silent), hitting = «BUFF-it». Verb forms: buffeted, buffeting (single t). Polite buffet manners: take a fair share, use the serving spoons, don't touch food you won't take.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «buffet» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/buffet/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«buffet» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/buffet.html) on Mova free.