1. A meal or reception where guests serve themselves from various dishes laid out on tables
   "The wedding reception featured an elaborate buffet"
    
2. A small bar or counter selling light food
   "Students lined up at the buffet during their break";
   - snack bar, snack counter
    
3. A piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room; has shelves and drawers
   "They stored their fine china in the buffet";
   - counter, sideboard

1. Strike, beat repeatedly
   "The wind buffeted him";
   - buff
    
2. Strike against forcefully
   "Winds buffeted the tent";
   - knock about, batter

Derived forms: buffets, buffeted, buffeting

Type of: article of furniture, bar, furniture, hit, meal, piece of furniture, repast, strike

Part of: dining room, dining-room

Encyclopedia: Buffet