English-Thai Dictionary
buff
ADJ ที่ ทำ จาก หนัง ควาย ti-tham-jak-nang-kwai
buff
ADJ ที่ มี รูปลักษณ์ภายนอก น่า ดึงดูด (คำ แสลง ti-me-rub-lak-phai-nok-na-dueng-dud
buff
ADJ ที่ มี สีน้ำตาล อม เหลือ ง yellowish-brown ti-me se-nam-tan-om-lueang
buff
N การ เปลือยกาย (คำ ที่ ไม่เป็นทางการ kan-pleai-kai
buff
N คนที่ รู้ หรือ สนใจ เรื่อง ใด เป็นพิเศษ enthusiast kon-ti-ru-rue-son-jai-rueang-dai-pen-phi-sed
buff
N ควาย (คำ ที่ ไม่เป็นทางการ kwai
buff
N สีน้ำตาล อม เหลือ ง สี แทน se-nam-tan-om-lueang
buff
N หนัง ที่ ไม่ได้ ย้อม มี ลักษณะ หนา นุ่ม มักจะ ทำ จาก หนัง ควาย nang-ti-mai-dai-yom-mee-lak-sa-na-na-num-mak-ja-tham-jak-nang-kwai
buff
N เกราะ ที่ ป้องกัน ใบหน้า ส่วนล่าง และ ลำคอ kror-ti-pong-kan-bai-na-suan-lang-lae-lam-khor
buff
VT การ ขัด เพื่อ ทำให้ พื้นผิว นุ่ม kan-khad-phuea-tham-hai-phuen-phiol-num
buff
VT ขัด ให้ เป็นเงา shine khad-hai-pen-ngao
buff
VT ทำให้ แรง น้อยลง tham-hai-raeng-noi-long
buffalo
N กระบือ ทุย ควาย bison kra-bue
buffaloed
SL สับสน ยุ่งเหยิง มึนงง sab-son
buffalofish
N ป ลาดูดช นิดหนึ่ง plar-dood-cha-nid-nueng
buffer
N สาร ผ่อน ความ เป็น กรด หรือ ความ เป็น ด่าง san-phon-kwam-pen-krod-rue-kwam pen dang
buffer
N เครื่อง ขัดเงา kreang-khad-ngao
buffer
N เครื่องรับ น้ำหนัก กระแทก เครื่องรับ แรง ปะทะ safeguard kreang-rab-nam-nak-kra-taek
buffer
N แป้น ปะทะ ที่ หัว ท้าย รถพ่วง ใน ขบวนรถไฟ paen-pa-ta-ti-hua-thai-rod-puang-nai-kha-buan-rod-fai
buffer
VI ใส่ สาร บัฟเฟอร์ sai-san-bab-foer
buffer
VT รับ น้ำหนัก กระแทก cushion rab-nam-nak-kra-taek
buffered
A ที่ ทำให้ เป็นกลาง (ระหว่าง กรด และ เบส ti-tam-hai-pen-klang
buffet
N อาหาร ที่ ลูกค้า ต้อง บริการตัวเอง ar-han-ti-luk-ka-tong-bo-ri-kan-tua-eng
buffeter
N นักต่อสู้ nak-tor-su
bufflehead
N เป็ด ตัวเล็กช นิดหนึ่ง ใน อเมริกา ตัวผู้ มี ขนบน หัว ped-tua-lek-cha-nid-nueng-nai-a-me-ri-ca-tua-poo-mi-kon-bon-hua
buffo
N นักแสดง ตลก ผู้ชาย nak-sa-daeng-ta-lok-poo-chai
buffoon
N คน เล่นตลก หยาบๆ kon-len-ta-lok-yab-yab
buffoonery
N การแสดง ตลก karn-sa-daeng-ta-lok
buffoonly
A อย่าง ตลกขบขัน yarng-ta-lok-khob-khan
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
BUFF
n.[contracted from buffalo, or buffskin.] 1. Buffskin; a sort of leather, prepared from the skin of the buffalo, dressed with oil, like shammy. It is used for making bandoliers, belts, pouches, gloves and other articles. The skins of oxen, elks and other animals, dressed in like manner, are also called buffs.
2. A military coat made of buff-skin or similar leather.
3. The color of buff; a light yellow.
4. A yellow viscid substance formed on the surface of blood drawn in inflammatory diseases.
BUFF
v.t.To strike. [See Buffet. ]
BUFFALO
n.[L. bubalus.] The Bubalus, a species of the bovine genus, originally from India, but now found in most of the warmer countries of the Eastern Continent. It is larger and less docile than the common ox, and is fond of marshy places and rivers. The name is also applied to wild oxen in general, and particularly to the Bison of North America. [See Bison. ]
BUFFEL
n.Buffel's head duck, anas bucephala, a bird with a short blue bill, and a head whose apparent size is greatly increased by the fullness of its feathers, found in winter in the rivers of Carolina.
BUFFET
n.A cupboard, or set of shelves, for plates, glass, china and other like furniture. It was formerly and is still in some parts of the country, an apartment erected on one side of a room; but in more fashionable houses, it has been laid aside, and a side board substituted, which is now considered as the buffet. But as far as my knowledge extends, the name has become, in a great measure, obsolete, except among the common people, by whom it is pronounced bofat.
BUFFET
n.A blow with the fist; a box on the ear or face; a slap.
BUFFET
v.t.To strike with the hand or fist; to box; to beat. They spit in his face and buffetted him. Matthew 26:67.
1. To beat in contention; to contend against; as, to buffet the billows.
BUFFET
v.i.To exercise or play at boxing.
BUFFETED
pp. Struck; beaten. 1 Corinthians 4:11; 1 Peter 2:2 .
BUFFETER
n.One who buffets; a boxer.
BUFFETING
ppr. Striking with the hand; boxing; contending against.
BUFFETING
n.A striking with the hand. 1. Contention; attack; opposition.
He seems to have been a plant of slow growth, but formed for duration, and fitted to endure the buffetings of the rudest storm.
BUFFIN
n.A sort of coarse stuff; as, buffin gowns.
BUFFLE
n.The buffalo.
BUFFLE
v.i.To puzzle; to be at a loss. This is probably the same word as baffle.
BUFFLE-HEAD
n.[buffle and head. ] One who has a large head.
BUFFLE-HEADED
a.Having a large head, like a buffalo; dull; stupid; foolish.
BUFFON
n.The Numidian crane, an African fowl.
BUFFOON
n. 1. A man who makes a practice of amusing others by low tricks, antic gestures and posture, jokes and other vulgar pleasantries. A droll; a mimic.
2. He that uses indecent raillery.
BUFFOON
v.t.To make ridiculous.
BUFFOONERY
n.The arts and practices of a buffoon; low jests; ridiculous pranks; vulgar tricks and postures. Dryden has placed the accent improperly on the first syllable.
BUFFOONING
n.Buffoonery.
BUFFOONISH
a.Like a buffoon; consisting in low jests or gesture.
BUFFOONISM
n.The practices of a buffoon.
BUFFOON-LIKE
a.Resembling a buffoon.
BUFFOONLY
a.Consisting of low vulgar tricks. [Little used. ]
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
BUFF
Buff, n. Etym: [OE. buff, buffe, buff, buffalo, F. buffle buffalo. See Buffalo. ]
1. A sort of leather, prepared from the skin of the buffalo, dressed with oil, like chamois; also, the skins of oxen, elks, and other animals, dressed in like manner. "A suit of buff. " Shak.
2. The color to buff; a light yellow, shading toward pink, gray, or brown. A visage rough, Deformed, unfeatured, and a skin of buff. Dryden.
3. A military coat, made of buff leather. Shak.
4. (Med. )
Defn: The grayish viscid substance constituting the buffy coat. See Buffy coat, under Buffy, a.
5. (Mech. )
Defn: A wheel covered with buff leather, and used in polishing cutlery, spoons, etc.
6. The bare skin; as, to strip to the buff. [Colloq. ] To be in buff is equivalent to being naked. Wright.
BUFF
BUFF Buff, a.
1. Made of buff leather. Goldsmith.
2. Of the color of buff. Buff coat, a close, military outer garment, with short sleeves, and laced tightly over the chest, made of buffalo skin, or other thick and elastic material, worn by soldiers in the 17th century as a defensive covering. -- Buff jerkin, originally, a leather waistcoat; afterward, one of cloth of a buff color. [Obs. ] Nares. -- Buff stick (Mech. ), a strip of wood covered with buff leather, used in polishing.
BUFF
BUFF Buff, v. t.
Defn: To polish with a buff. See Buff, n., 5.
BUFF
Buff, v. t. Etym: [OF. bufer to cuff, buffet. See Buffet a blow. ]
Defn: To strike. [Obs. ] B. Jonson.
BUFF
Buff, n. Etym: [See Buffet. ]
Defn: A buffet; a blow; -- obsolete except in the phrase "Blindman's buff. " Nathless so sore a buff to him it lent That made him reel. Spenser.
BUFF
Buff, a. Etym: [Of uncertain etymol.]
Defn: Firm; sturdy. And for the good old cause stood buff, 'Gainst many a bitter kick and cuff. Hudibras.
BUFFA
Buf "fa, n. fem. (Mus. ) Etym: [It. See Buffoon. ]
Defn: The comic actress in an opera. -- a.
Defn: Comic, farcical. Aria buffa, a droll or comic air. -- Opera buffa, a comic opera. See Opera bouffe.
BUFFALO
Buf "fa *lo, n.; pl. Buffaloes (. Etym: [Sp. bufalo (cf. It. bufalo, F.buffle ), fr. L. bubalus, bufalus, a kind of African stag or gazelle; also, the buffalo or wild ox, fr. Gr. Cow the animal, and cf. Buff the color, and Bubale. ]
1. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A species of the genus Bos or Bubalus (B. bubalus ), originally from India, but now found in most of the warmer countries of the eastern continent. It is larger and less docile than the common ox, and is fond of marshy places and rivers.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A very large and savage species of the same genus (B. Caffer ) found in South Africa; -- called also Cape buffalo.
3. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any species of wild ox.
4. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The bison of North America.
5. A buffalo robe. See Buffalo robe, below.
6. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The buffalo fish. See Buffalo fish, below. Buffalo berry (Bot. ), a shrub of the Upper Missouri (Sherherdia argentea ) with acid edible red berries. -- Buffalo bird (Zoöl.), an African bird of the genus Buphaga, of two species. These birds perch upon buffaloes and cattle, in search of parasites. -- Buffalo bug, the carpet beetle. See under Carpet. -- Buffalo chips, dry dung of the buffalo, or bison, used for fuel. [U.S.] -- Buffalo clover (Bot. ), a kind of clover (Trifolium reflexum and T.soloniferum ) found in the ancient grazing grounds of the American bison. -- Buffalo cod (Zoöl.), a large, edible, marine fish (Ophiodon elongatus ) of the northern Pacific coast; -- called also blue cod, and cultus cod. -- Buffalo fish (Zoöl.), one of several large fresh-water fishes of the family Catostomidæ, of the Mississippi valley. The red-mouthed or brown (Ictiobus bubalus ), the big-mouthed or black (Bubalichthys urus ), and the small-mouthed (B. altus ), are among the more important species used as food. -- Buffalo fly, or Buffalo gnat (Zoöl.), a small dipterous insect of the genus Simulium, allied to the black fly of the North. It is often extremely abundant in the lower part of the Mississippi valley and does great injury to domestic animals, often killing large numbers of cattle and horses. In Europe the Columbatz fly is a species with similar habits. -- Buffalo grass (Bot. ), a species of short, sweet grass (Buchloë dactyloides ), from two to four inches high, covering the prairies on which the buffaloes, or bisons, feed. [U.S.] -- Buffalo nut (Bot. ),the oily and drupelike fruit of an American shrub (Pyrularia oleifera ); also, the shrub itself; oilnut. -- Buffalo robe, the skin of the bison of North America, prepared with the hair on; -- much used as a lap robe in sleighs.
BUFFEL DUCK
Buf "fel duck. Etym: [See Buffalo. ] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A small duck (Charitonetta albeola ); the spirit duck, or butterball. The head of the male is covered with numerous elongated feathers, and thus appears large. Called also bufflehead.
BUFFER
Buff "er, n. Etym: [Prop a striker. See Buffet a blow. ]
1. (Mech. ) (a ) An elastic apparatus or fender, for deadening the jar caused by the collision of bodies; as, a buffer at the end of a railroad car. (b ) A pad or cushion forming the end of a fender, which recieves the blow; -- sometimes called buffing apparatus.
2. One who polishes with a buff.
3. A wheel for buffing; a buff.
4. A good-humored, slow-witted fellow; -- usually said of an elderly man. [Colloq. ] Dickens.
BUFFERHEAD
BUFFERHEAD Buff "er *head `, n.
Defn: The head of a buffer, which recieves the concussion, in railroad carriages.
BUFFET
Buf *fet ", n. Etym: [F. buffet, LL. bufetum; of uncertain origin; perh. fr. the same source as E. buffet a blow, the root meaning to puff, hence (cf. puffed up ) the idea of ostentation or display. ]
1. A cupboard or set of shelves, either movable or fixed at one side of a room, for the display of plate, china, etc. , a sideboard. Not when a gilt buffet's reflected pride Turns you from sound philosophy aside. Pope.
2. A counter for refreshments; a restaurant at a railroad station, or place of public gathering.
BUFFET
Buf "fet, n. Etym: [OE. buffet, boffet, OF. buffet a slap in the face, a pair of bellows, fr. buffe blow, cf. F. bouffer to blow, puff; prob. akin to E. puff. For the meaning slap, blow, cf. F. soufflet a slap, souffler to blow. See Puff, v. i., and cf. Buffet sidebroad, Buffoon ]
1. A blow with the hand; a slap on the face; a cuff. When on his cheek a buffet fell. Sir W. Scott.
2. A blow from any source, or that which affects like a blow, as the violence of winds or waves; a stroke; an adverse action; an affliction; a trial; adversity. Those planks of tough and hardy oak that used for yeas to brave the buffets of the Bay of Biscay. Burke. Fortune's buffets and rewards. Shak.
3. A small stool; a stool for a buffet or counter. Go fetch us a light buffet. Townely Myst.
BUFFET
Buf "fet, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Buffeted; p. pr. & vb. n. Buffeting. ]Etym: [OE. buffeten, OF. buffeter. See the preceding noun. ]
1. To strike with the hand or fist; to box; to beat; to cuff; to slap. They spit in his face and buffeted him. Matt. xxvi. 67.
2. To affect as with blows; to strike repeatedly; to strive with or contend against; as, to buffet the billows. The sudden hurricane in thunder roars, Buffets the bark, and whirls it from the shores. Broome.You are lucky fellows who can live in a dreamland of your own, instead of being buffeted about the world. W. Black.
3. Etym: [Cf. Buffer. ]
Defn: To deaden the sound of (bells ) by muffling the clapper.
BUFFET
BUFFET Buf "fet, v. i.
1. To exercise or play at boxing; to strike; to smite; to strive; to contend. If I might buffet for my love, or bound my horse for her favors, I could lay on like a butcher. Shak.
2. To make one's way by blows or struggling. Strove to buffet to land in vain. Tennyson.
BUFFETER
BUFFETER Buf "fet *er, n.
Defn: One who buffets; a boxer. Jonson.
BUFFETING
BUFFETING Buf "fet *ing, n.
1. A striking with the hand.
2. A succession of blows; continued violence, as of winds or waves; afflictions; adversity. He seems to have been a plant of slow growth, but. .. fitted to endure the buffeting on the rudest storm. Wirt.
BUFFIN
Buf "fin, n. Etym: [So called from resembling buff
Defn: A sort of coarse stuff; as, buffin gowns. [Obs. ]
BUFFING APPARATUS
BUFFING APPARATUS Buff "ing ap `pa *ra "tus.
Defn: See Buffer, 1.
BUFFLE
Buf "fle, n. Etym: [OE. , from F. buffle. See Buffalo. ]
Defn: The buffalo. [Obs. ] Sir T. Herbert.
BUFFLE
BUFFLE Buf "fle, v. i.
Defn: To puzzle; to be at a loss. [Obs. ] Swift.
BUFFLEHEAD
Buf "fle *head `, n. Etym: [Buffle + head. ]
1. One who has a large head; a heavy, stupid fellow. [Obs. ] What makes you stare so, bufflehead Plautus (trans. 1694 ).
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The buffel duck. See Buffel duck.
BUFFLE-HEADED
BUFFLE-HEADED Buf "fle-head `ed, a.
Defn: Having a large head, like a buffalo; dull; stupid; blundering. [Obs. ] So fell this buffle-headed giant. Gayton.
BUFFO
Buf "fo, n.masc. Etym: [It. See Buffoon. ] (Mus. )
Defn: The comic actor in an opera.
BUFFOON
Buf *foon ", n. Etym: [F. bouffon (cf. It. buffone, buffo, buffa, puff of wind, vanity, nonsense, trick ), fr. bouffer to puff out, because the buffoons puffed out their cheeks for the amusement of the spectators. See Buffet a blow. ]
Defn: A man who makes a practice of amusing others by low tricks, antic gestures, etc. ; a droll; a mimic; a harlequin; a clown; a merry-andrew.
BUFFOON
BUFFOON Buf *foon ", a.
Defn: Characteristic of, or like, a buffoon. "Buffoon stories." Macaulay. To divert the audience with buffoon postures and antic dances. Melmoth.
BUFFOON
BUFFOON Buf *foon ", v. i.
Defn: To act the part of a buffoon. [R.]
BUFFOON
BUFFOON Buf *foon ", v. t.
Defn: To treat with buffoonery. Glanvill.
BUFFOONERY
Buf *foon "er *y, n.; pl. Buffooneries. Etym: [F. bouffonnerie. ]
Defn: The arts and practices of a buffoon, as low jests, ridiculous pranks, vulgar tricks and postures. Nor that it will ever constitute a wit to conclude a tart piece of buffoonery with a "What makes you blush " Spectator.
BUFFOONISH
BUFFOONISH Buf *foon "ish, a.
Defn: Like a buffoon; consisting in low jests or gestures. Blair.
BUFFOONISM
BUFFOONISM Buf *foon "ism, n.
Defn: The practices of a buffoon; buffoonery.
BUFFOONLY
BUFFOONLY Buf *foon "ly, a.
Defn: Low; vulgar. [R.] Apish tricks and buffoonly discourse. Goodman.
BUFFY
BUFFY Buff "y, a. (Med. )
Defn: Resembling, or characterized by, buff. Buffy coat, the coagulated plasma of blood when the red corpuscles have so settled out that the coagulum appears nearly colorless. This is common in diseased conditions where the corpuscles run together more rapidly and in denser masses than usual. Huxley.
New American Oxford Dictionary
buff
buff 1 |bəf bəf | ▶noun 1 a yellowish-beige color: [ as modifier ] : a buff envelope. 2 a stout, dull yellow leather with a velvety surface. • a stick, wheel, or pad used for polishing or smoothing. ▶verb [ with obj. ] polish (something ): he buffed the glass until it gleamed. • give (leather ) a velvety finish by removing the surface of the grain. ▶adjective informal being in good physical shape with fine muscle tone. PHRASES in the buff informal naked. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: probably from French buffle, from Italian bufalo, from late Latin bufalus (see buffalo ). The original sense in English was ‘buffalo, ’ later ‘oxhide ’ or ‘color of oxhide. ’
buff
buff 2 |bəf bəf | ▶noun [ with modifier ] informal a person who is enthusiastically interested in and very knowledgeable about a particular subject: a computer buff. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from buff 1, originally applied to enthusiastic fire-watchers, because of the buff uniforms formerly worn by New York volunteer firemen.
Buffalo
Buf fa lo |ˈbəfəˌlō ˈbəfəloʊ | an industrial city in the northwestern part of the state of New York; pop. 270,919 (est. 2008 ). Located at the eastern end of Lake Erie, it is a major port on the St. Lawrence Seaway.
buffalo
buf fa lo |ˈbəfəˌlō ˈbəf (ə )ˌloʊ | ▶noun ( pl. same, buffaloes or buffalos ) 1 a heavily built wild ox with backswept horns, found mainly in the Old World tropics. [● four species native to southern Asia (genus Bubalus, family Bovidae ). See also water buffalo, anoa ● see African buffalo . ] • the North American bison. 2 (also buffalo fish ) a large grayish-olive freshwater fish with thick lips, common in North America. [Genus Ictiobus, family Catostomidae: several species. ] ▶verb ( buffaloes, buffaloing, buffaloed ) [ with obj. ] informal overawe or intimidate (someone ): she didn't like being buffaloed. • baffle (someone ): the problem has buffaloed the advertising staff. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: probably from Spanish or Portuguese búfalo, from late Latin bufalus, from earlier bubalus, from Greek boubalos ‘antelope, wild ox. ’
buffalo berry
buf fa lo ber ry ▶noun a North American shrub with silvery twigs and leaves and edible berries. See also soapberry. [Genus Shepherdia, family Elaeagnaceae: two species, the western silver buffalo berry (S. argentea ), with bright red berries, and the northern Canada buffalo berry (S. canadensis ), with reddish or yellow berries. ] • the berry of this shrub.
Buffalo Bill
Buf fa lo Bill |bʌfələʊˈbɪl | (1846 –1917 ), US showman; born William Frederick Cody. He gained his nickname for killing 4,280 buffalo in 8 months to feed the Union Pacific Railroad workers. He subsequently devoted his life to his traveling Wild West Show.
buffalo gnat
buf fa lo gnat ▶noun another term for black fly ( sense 2 ).
buffalo grass
buf fa lo grass ▶noun any of a number of grasses, in particular: [● a creeping grass of the North American plains, which is sometimes used for erosion control (Buchloe dactyloides, family Gramineae ). ● a grass native to Australia and New Zealand (Stenotaphrum secundatum, family Gramineae ).]
buffalo mozzarella
buf fa lo moz za rel la ▶noun mozzarella cheese made in the traditional way, from the milk of the water buffalo.
Buffalo River
Buf fa lo Riv er a river that flows for 132 miles (213 km ) through the Ozark Plateau in northwestern Arkansas and is a designated national preserve.
buffalo robe
buf fa lo robe ▶noun a rug, cloak, or blanket made from the dressed hide of a North American bison.
buffalo soldier
buf fa lo sol dier ▶noun (in US history ) an African-American cavalry soldier.
buffalo thorn
buf |falo thorn ▶noun a tropical African shrub or small tree with glossy leaves and thorns which grow in pairs, one of each pair being straight and the other curved. ●Ziziphus mucronata, family Rhamnaceae.
buffalo weaver
buf |falo weaver ▶noun a large thickset African weaver bird that is either all black or has a white head and red rump. ●Genera Bubalornis and Dinemellia, family Ploceidae: three species.
Buffalo wings
Buf fa lo wings (also buffalo wings or Buffalo chicken wings ) ▶plural noun deep-fried chicken wings coated in a spicy sauce and usually served with blue cheese dressing.
buffer
buff er |ˈbəfər ˈbəfər | ▶noun 1 a person or thing that prevents incompatible or antagonistic people or things from coming into contact with or harming each other: family and friends can provide a buffer against stress. 2 (also buffer solution ) Chemistry a solution that resists changes in pH when acid or alkali is added to it. Buffers typically involve a weak acid or alkali together with one of its salts. 3 Computing a temporary memory area or queue used when transferring data between devices or programs operating at different speeds. ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 lessen or moderate the impact of (something ): the massage helped to buffer the strain. 2 treat with a chemical buffer: add organic matter to buffer the resulting alkalinity. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: probably from obsolete buff (verb ), imitative of the sound of a blow to a soft body.
buffer
buffer 2 |ˈbʌfə | ▶noun Brit. informal an elderly man who is considered to be foolishly old-fashioned, unworldly, or incompetent: a distinguished old buffer . ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: probably from obsolete buff (see buffer 1 ), or from dialect buff ‘stutter, splutter ’ (possibly the same word ). In late Middle English buffer had the sense ‘stammerer ’.
buffer state
buff er state ▶noun a small neutral country, situated between two larger hostile countries, serving to prevent the outbreak of regional conflict.
buffer stock
buf ¦fer stock ▶noun a reserve of a commodity that can be used to offset price fluctuations.
buffer zone
buff er zone ▶noun a neutral area serving to separate hostile forces or nations. • an area of land designated for environmental protection: oyster harvesters are not allowed in certain buffer zones.
buffet
buffet 3 |ˈbʌfɪt | ▶noun Scottish & N. English a low stool or hassock. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French bufet, of unknown origin.
buffet
buf fet 1 |bəˈfā ˈˌbəˈˌfeɪ | ▶noun 1 a meal consisting of several dishes from which guests serve themselves: [ as modifier ] : a cold buffet lunch. 2 a room or counter in a station, hotel, or other public building selling light meals or snacks. 3 |ˈbʌfɪt |a cabinet with shelves and drawers for keeping dinnerware and table linens. ORIGIN early 18th cent. ( sense 3 ): from French, from Old French bufet ‘stool, ’ of unknown origin.
buffet
buf fet 2 |ˈbəfit ˈbəfət | ▶verb ( buffets, buffeting , buffeted ) [ with obj. ] (esp. of wind or waves ) strike repeatedly and violently; batter: the rough seas buffeted the coast | [ no obj. ] : the wind was buffeting at their bodies. • knock (someone ) over or off course: he was buffeted from side to side. • (of misfortunes or difficulties ) afflict or harm (someone ) repeatedly or over a long period: they were buffeted by a major recession. ▶noun |ˈˌbəˈˌfeɪ | 1 dated a blow, typically of the hand or fist. • a shock or misfortune: the daily buffets of urban civilization. 2 Aeronautics another term for buffeting. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French buffeter (verb ), buffet (noun ), diminutive of bufe ‘a blow. ’
buffeting
buf fet ing |ˈbəfitiNG ˈbəfədɪŋ | ▶noun 1 the action of striking someone or something repeatedly and violently: the roofs have survived the buffeting of worse winds than this. • the action or result of afflicting or harming someone, typically repeatedly or over a long period: the buffeting that people are taking in lost job status. 2 Aeronautics irregular oscillation of part of an aircraft, caused by turbulence.
Buffett, Warren
Buf fett, Warren |ˈbəfit ˈbəfət | (1930 –), US businessman and financier, noted for his philanthropic activities; full name Warren Edward Buffett.
bufflehead
buf fle head |ˈbəfəlˌhed ˈbəflhɛd | ▶noun a small North American diving duck related to the goldeneye, with a large puffy head. The male has white plumage with a black back. [Bucephala albeola, family Anatidae. ] ORIGIN mid 17th cent. (in the sense ‘simpleton ’): from obsolete buffle ‘buffalo ’ + head. The current sense (mid 18th cent. ) may be an independent formation because of the duck's large square-shaped head.
buffo
buf fo |ˈbo͞ofō ˈbufoʊ | ▶noun ( pl. buffos ) a comic actor in Italian opera or a person resembling such an actor. ▶adjective of or typical of Italian comic opera: a buffo character. ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: Italian, ‘puff of wind, buffoon, ’ from buffare ‘to puff, ’ of imitative origin.
Buffon, Comte de
Buf fon, Comte de |bYˈfôN buˈfɔn | (1707 –88 ), French naturalist; born Georges-Louis Leclerc. A founder of paleontology, he emphasized the unity of all living species, minimizing the apparent differences between animals and plants. His compilation of the animal kingdom, the Histoire Naturelle, reached 36 volumes by the time of his death.
buffoon
buf foon |bəˈfo͞on bəˈfun | ▶noun a ridiculous but amusing person; a clown. DERIVATIVES buf foon ish adjective ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from French bouffon, from Italian buffone, from medieval Latin buffo ‘clown. ’ Originally recorded as a rare Scots word for a kind of pantomime dance, the term later (late 16th cent. ) denoted a professional jester.
buffoonery
buf foon er y |bəˈfo͞onərē bəˈfunəri | ▶noun ( pl. buffooneries ) behavior that is ridiculous but amusing.
buff-tip
buff-tip ▶noun a European moth that has buff-coloured wing tips and thoracic hair, giving it the appearance of a twig when at rest. ●Phalera bucephala, family Notodontidae.
Oxford Dictionary
buff
buff 1 |bʌf | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 a yellowish-beige colour: [ as modifier ] : a buff envelope. 2 a stout dull yellow leather with a velvety surface. 3 [ count noun ] a stick, wheel, or pad used for polishing. ▶verb [ with obj. ] polish (something ): he buffed the glass until it gleamed. • give (leather ) a velvety finish by removing the surface of the grain. ▶adjective N. Amer. informal (of a person or their body ) in good physical shape with well-developed muscles: the driver was a buff blond named March. PHRASES in the buff informal naked. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: probably from French buffle, from Italian bufalo, from late Latin bufalus (see buffalo ). The original sense in English was ‘buffalo ’, later ‘oxhide ’ or ‘colour of oxhide ’.
buff
buff 2 |bʌf | ▶noun [ with modifier ] informal a person who is enthusiastically interested in and very knowledgeable about a particular subject: a computer buff. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from buff 1, originally applied to enthusiastic fire-watchers, because of the buff uniforms formerly worn by New York volunteer firemen.
Buffalo
Buf |falo |ˈbʌfəˌləʊ | an industrial city in New York State; pop. 270,919 (est. 2008 ). Situated at the eastern end of Lake Erie, it is a major port of the St Lawrence Seaway.
buffalo
buf |falo |ˈbʌfələʊ | ▶noun ( pl. same or buffaloes ) 1 a heavily built wild ox with backward-curving horns, found mainly in the Old World tropics: ● four species native to South Asia (genus Bubalus, family Bovidae ). See also water buffalo, anoa ● a wild ox with large horns, native to Africa south of the Sahara (Synceros caffer, family Bovidae, the African buffalo ), sometimes considered to be two species, the Cape buffalo and the forest (or dwarf ) buffalo. • the North American bison. 2 (also buffalo fish ) a large greyish-olive freshwater fish with thick lips, common in North America. ●Genus Ictiobus, family Catostomidae: several species. ▶verb ( buffaloes, buffaloing, buffaloed ) [ with obj. ] N. Amer. informal overawe or intimidate (someone ): she didn't like being buffaloed. • baffle (someone ): the problem has buffaloed the advertising staff. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: probably from Portuguese bufalo, from late Latin bufalus, from earlier bubalus, from Greek boubalos ‘antelope, wild ox ’.
buffalo berry
buf fa lo ber ry ▶noun a North American shrub with silvery twigs and leaves and edible berries. See also soapberry. [Genus Shepherdia, family Elaeagnaceae: two species, the western silver buffalo berry (S. argentea ), with bright red berries, and the northern Canada buffalo berry (S. canadensis ), with reddish or yellow berries. ] • the berry of this shrub.
Buffalo Bill
Buf |falo Bill |bʌfələʊˈbɪl | (1846 –1917 ), American showman; born William Frederick Cody. He gained his nickname for killing 4,280 buffalo in eight months to feed the Union Pacific Railroad workers, and subsequently devoted his life to his travelling Wild West Show.
buffalo gnat
buf |falo gnat ▶noun North American term for blackfly ( sense 2 ).
buffalo grass
buf |falo grass ▶noun [ mass noun ] any of a number of grasses, in particular: ● a creeping grass of the North American plains (Buchloe dactyloides, family Gramineae ). ● a N. American grass (Stenotaphrum secundatum, family Gramineae ), naturalized in Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa.
buffalo mozzarella
buf fa lo moz za rel la ▶noun mozzarella cheese made in the traditional way, from the milk of the water buffalo.
Buffalo River
Buf fa lo Riv er a river that flows for 132 miles (213 km ) through the Ozark Plateau in northwestern Arkansas and is a designated national preserve.
buffalo robe
buf fa lo robe ▶noun a rug, cloak, or blanket made from the dressed hide of a North American bison.
buffalo soldier
buf fa lo sol dier ▶noun (in US history ) an African-American cavalry soldier.
buffalo thorn
buf |falo thorn ▶noun a tropical African shrub or small tree with glossy leaves and thorns which grow in pairs, one of each pair being straight and the other curved. ●Ziziphus mucronata, family Rhamnaceae.
buffalo weaver
buf |falo weaver ▶noun a large thickset African weaver bird that is either all black or has a white head and red rump. ●Genera Bubalornis and Dinemellia, family Ploceidae: three species.
Buffalo wings
Buffalo wings (also Buffalo chicken wings ) ▶plural noun N. Amer. deep-fried chicken wings coated in a spicy sauce and served with blue cheese dressing.
buffed
buffed |bʌft |(also buffed-out ) ▶adjective another term for buff 1.
buffer
buffer 1 |ˈbʌfə | ▶noun 1 a person or thing that reduces a shock or that forms a barrier between incompatible or antagonistic people or things: family and friends can provide a buffer against stress. • (buffers ) Brit. a pair of shock-absorbing pistons projecting from a cross-beam at the end of a railway track or on the front and rear of a railway vehicle. 2 (also buffer solution ) Chemistry a solution which resists changes in pH when acid or alkali is added to it. 3 Computing a temporary memory area or queue used when creating or editing text, or when transferring data between devices or programs operating at different speeds. ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 lessen or moderate the impact of (something ): the massage helped to buffer the strain. 2 treat with a chemical buffer. PHRASES hit the buffers Brit. come to a sudden unsuccessful end: his world championship campaign looked as if it had hit the buffers. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: probably from obsolete buff (verb ), imitative of the sound of a blow to a soft body.
buffer
buffer 2 |ˈbʌfə | ▶noun Brit. informal an elderly man who is considered to be foolishly old-fashioned, unworldly, or incompetent: a distinguished old buffer . ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: probably from obsolete buff (see buffer 1 ), or from dialect buff ‘stutter, splutter ’ (possibly the same word ). In late Middle English buffer had the sense ‘stammerer ’.
buffer state
buf ¦fer state ▶noun a small neutral country situated between two larger hostile countries and serving to prevent the outbreak of regional conflict.
buffer stock
buf ¦fer stock ▶noun a reserve of a commodity that can be used to offset price fluctuations.
buffer zone
buf ¦fer zone ▶noun a neutral area serving to separate hostile forces or nations. • an area of land designated for environmental protection.
buffet
buffet 1 |ˈbʊfeɪ, ˈbʌfeɪ | ▶noun 1 a meal consisting of several dishes from which guests serve themselves: [ as modifier ] : a cold buffet lunch. 2 a room or counter in a station, hotel, or other public building selling light meals or snacks. • (also buffet car ) Brit. a railway carriage selling light meals or snacks. 3 |also ˈbʌfɪt | North American term for sideboard ( sense 1 ). ORIGIN early 18th cent. (denoting a sideboard ): from French, from Old French bufet ‘stool ’, of unknown origin.
buffet
buffet 2 |ˈbʌfɪt | ▶verb ( buffets, buffeting, buffeted ) [ with obj. ] (especially of wind or waves ) strike repeatedly and violently; batter: rough seas buffeted the coast | [ no obj. ] : the wind was buffeting at their bodies. • knock (someone ) off course: he was buffeted from side to side. • (of difficulties ) afflict (someone ) over a long period: they were buffeted by a major recession. ▶noun 1 dated a blow or punch. • a shock or misfortune: the daily buffets of urban civilization. 2 [ mass noun ] Aeronautics another term for buffeting. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French buffeter (verb ), buffet (noun ), diminutive of bufe ‘a blow ’.
buffet
buffet 3 |ˈbʌfɪt | ▶noun Scottish & N. English a low stool or hassock. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French bufet, of unknown origin.
buffeting
buf ¦fet |ing |ˈbʌfɪtɪŋ | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 the action of buffeting someone or something: the roofs have survived the buffeting of worse winds than this. 2 Aeronautics irregular oscillation of part of an aircraft, caused by turbulence.
Buffett, Warren
Buf fett, Warren |ˈbəfit ˈbəfət | (1930 –), US businessman and financier, noted for his philanthropic activities; full name Warren Edward Buffett.
bufflehead
bufflehead |ˈbʌf (ə )lhɛd | ▶noun a small North American diving duck related to the goldeneye, with a large puffy head. The male has white plumage with a black back. ●Bucephala albeola, family Anatidae. ORIGIN mid 17th cent. (in the sense ‘simpleton ’): from obsolete buffle ‘buffalo ’ + head. The current sense (mid 18th cent. ) may be an independent formation because of the duck's large square-shaped head.
buffo
buffo |ˈbʊfəʊ | ▶noun ( pl. buffos ) a comic actor in Italian opera. ▶adjective of or typical of Italian comic opera: a buffo character. ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: Italian, ‘puff of wind, buffoon ’, from buffare ‘to puff ’, of imitative origin.
Buffon, Comte de
Buf ¦fon |ˈbuːfɒn, French byfɔ̃ | (1707 –88 ), French naturalist; born Georges-Louis Leclerc. A founder of palaeontology, he emphasized the unity of all living species, minimizing the apparent differences between animals and plants. He produced a compilation of the animal kingdom, the Histoire Naturelle, which had reached thirty-six volumes by the time of his death.
buffoon
buffoon |bəˈfuːn | ▶noun a ridiculous but amusing person; a clown. DERIVATIVES buffoonish adjective ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from French bouffon, from Italian buffone, from medieval Latin buffo ‘clown ’. Originally recorded as a rare Scots word for a kind of pantomime dance, the term later (late 16th cent. ) denoted a professional jester.
buffoonery
buf ¦foon |ery |bəˈfuːnəri | ▶noun ( pl. buffooneries ) [ mass noun ] behaviour that is ridiculous but amusing.
buff-tip
buff-tip ▶noun a European moth that has buff-coloured wing tips and thoracic hair, giving it the appearance of a twig when at rest. ●Phalera bucephala, family Notodontidae.
American Oxford Thesaurus
buff
buff adjective a plain buff envelope: beige, yellowish, yellowish-brown, light brown, fawn, sandy, wheaten, biscuit, camel. ▶verb he buffed the glass: polish, burnish, shine, clean, rub. ▶noun informal a film buff: enthusiast, fan, devotee, lover, admirer; expert, aficionado, authority, pundit; informal freak, nut, fanatic, fiend, addict, junkie, bum. PHRASES in the buff informal See naked (sense 1 ).
buffer
buffer noun a buffer against market fluctuations: cushion, bulwark, shield, barrier, guard, safeguard. ▶verb she tried to buffer the children from the troubles: shield, protect, defend, cushion, insulate, screen, guard.
buffet
buffet 1 noun 1 a sumptuous buffet: smorgasbord, self-serve meal, serve-yourself meal, spread. 2 the plates are kept in the buffet: sideboard, cabinet, cupboard.
buffet
buffet 2 verb 1 rough seas buffeted the coast: batter, pound, lash, strike, hit. 2 he has been buffeted by bad publicity: afflict, trouble, harm, burden, bother, beset, harass, assail, harry, plague, torment, blight, bedevil.
buffoon
buffoon noun 1 archaic the king's buffoon: clown, jester, fool, comic, comedian, wag, wit, merry andrew, harlequin, Punchinello, Pierrot. 2 they regarded him as a buffoon: fool, idiot, dolt, dunce, dunderhead, dullard, ignoramus, dummy, simpleton, jackass; informal chump, blockhead, jughead, boob, bozo, doofus, nincompoop, numbskull, numbnuts, dope, twit, nitwit, halfwit, birdbrain. See also ass (sense 2 ).
Oxford Thesaurus
buff
buff 1 adjective a plain buff envelope: beige, straw-coloured, yellowish, yellowish-brown, brownish-yellow, light brown, pale brown, tan, fawn, sand, sandy, oatmeal, wheaten, biscuit, coffee, coffee-coloured, camel, caramel. ▶verb Victor buffed the glass until it gleamed: polish, burnish, rub up, rub, smooth, shine, wipe, clean. ▶noun PHRASES in the buff informal See naked.
buff
buff 2 noun informal an opera buff: enthusiast, fan, fanatic, devotee, addict, lover, admirer; expert, connoisseur, aficionado, authority, pundit, cognoscente, one of the cognoscenti, savant; informal freak, nut, fiend, maniac, ham; N. Amer. informal maven, geek, nerd; S. African informal fundi.
buffer
buffer noun their agent became a buffer against the business world: cushion, bulwark; shield, screen, barrier, guard, safeguard, hedge, shock absorber, armour; intermediary, middleman, go-between. ▶verb the aromatherapy massage was helping to buffer some of the strain: cushion, absorb, soften, lessen, diminish, moderate, mitigate, allay, deaden, muffle, stifle, shield. ANTONYMS intensify.
buffet (rhymes with ‘book day’)
buffet 1 |(rhymes with ‘book day ’)| noun 1 a sumptuous buffet was spread out at the restaurant: cold table, cold meal, self-service, smorgasbord. 2 a station buffet: cafe, cafeteria, snack bar, canteen, salad bar, refreshment stall /counter, restaurant. 3 an old-fashioned built-in buffet in the dining room: sideboard, cabinet, china cupboard, counter.
buffet (rhymes with ‘tuffet’)
buffet 2 |(rhymes with ‘tuffet ’)| verb 1 the car was buffeted by the wind: batter, pound, beat /knock /dash against, push against, lash, strike, hit, bang. 2 he has been buffeted by bad publicity: afflict, trouble, harm, distress, burden, bother, beset, harass, worry, oppress, strain, stress, tax, torment, blight, bedevil, harrow, cause trouble to, cause suffering to. ▶noun all the blows and buffets of this world: shock, jolt, jar, upset, setback, crisis, catastrophe, blow; misfortune, trouble, problem, difficulty, hardship, adversity, distress, disaster, misadventure; affliction, sorrow, misery, tribulation, woe, pain, tragedy, calamity, vicissitude; trial, cross, burden.
buffoon
buffoon noun 1 archaic Feste the buffoon. See fool (sense 3 of the noun ). 2 he regarded the chaplain as a buffoon. See fool (sense 1 of the noun ).
Duden Dictionary
Buffa
Buf fa Substantiv, feminin , die |B u ffa |vulgärlateinisch -italienisch Kurzwort für: Opera buffa
Büffel
Büf fel Substantiv, maskulin , der |B ü ffel |der Büffel; Genitiv: des Büffels, Plural: die Büffel spätmittelhochdeutsch büffel < (mittel )französisch buffle < italienisch bufalo < lateinisch bufalus, bubalus < griechisch boúbalos 1 in Asien und Afrika wild lebendes Rind von plumpem, massigem Körperbau mit großen, ausladenden Hörnern 2 umgangssprachlich abwertend Grobian
Büffelei
Büf fe lei Substantiv, feminin umgangssprachlich , die |Büffel ei |beständiges, als lästig empfundenes, angestrengtes Büffeln
Büffelherde
Büf fel her de Substantiv, feminin , die |B ü ffelherde |Herde von Büffeln
büffeln
büf feln schwaches Verb umgangssprachlich |b ü ffeln |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « in Anlehnung an Büffel vielleicht zu mittelhochdeutsch buffen = schlagen, stoßen (im Hinblick auf eine bevorstehende Prüfung ) angestrengt lernen Vokabeln büffeln | er hat fürs Examen gebüffelt
Buffer
Buf fer Substantiv, maskulin EDV , der |ˈbʌfə |der Buffer; Genitiv: des Buffers, Plural: die Buffer englisch Puffer, Datenzwischenspeicher in Computern
Buffo
Buf fo Substantiv, maskulin , der |B u ffo |der Buffo; Genitiv: des Buffos, Plural: die Buffos und Buffi italienisch buffo, zu: buffone = Hanswurst, Possenreißer, zu: buffare = prusten, mit vollen Backen blasen, lautmalend Sänger komischer Rollen in der Oper
buffonesk
buf fo nesk Adjektiv |buffon e sk |im Stil eines Buffos ausgeführt
French Dictionary
buffet
buffet n. m. nom masculin 1 Meuble où l ’on range la vaisselle, l ’argenterie, etc. 2 Table où l ’on dispose des mets en abondance afin que les invités, les clients puissent se servir à leur guise. : Un buffet froid. Un buffet de salades (et non un *bar à salades ).
buffle
buffle n. m. nom masculin 1 Bœuf sauvage. 2 Mâle de la bufflonne.
buffletin
buffletin n. m. nom masculin Petit de la bufflonne ou bufflesse.
bufflonne
bufflonne ou bufflesse n. f. nom féminin Femelle du buffle. : Le petit de la bufflonne est le buffletin ou la bufflette.
Spanish Dictionary
buffer
buffer nombre masculino inform Memoria de almacenamiento temporal de información que permite transferir los datos entre unidades funcionales con características de transferencia diferentes .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo del inglés buffer ‘amortiguador ’, probablemente derivado de buff ‘golpe ’, del inglés antiguo buffe, acortamiento del francés antiguo buffet .Se pronuncia ‘búfer ’ o ‘báfer ’.El plural es buffers .
buffet
buffet nombre masculino Bufé .
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
buff
buff /bʌf /名詞 複 ～s 形容詞 1 C ｟くだけて ｠…狂, ファン .2 U 黄褐色 (の ); U (牛などの )黄褐色の皮 (の ); C ｟米 ｠もみ皮製上着 .3 C (もみ皮を張った )とぎ棒 [盤 ].4 U C ｟くだけて ｠(人の )素肌 ▸ (all ) in the buff ｟英 やや古 ｠丸裸の [で ]▸ strip A to the buff ｟英 ｠A 〈人 〉を丸裸にする 動詞 他動詞 〈車 靴など 〉を (乾いた布で )磨く (up ).
buffalo
buf fa lo /bʌ́fəlòʊ /名詞 複 ～(e )s /-z /, ｟集合的に ｠～C 1 〘動 〙スイギュウ (water buffalo ) 〘インド アフリカ産 〙; ｟俗 ｠アメリカバイソン (American bison ).2 〘魚 〙バファローフィッシュ (buffalofish ) 〘北米産のコイに似た淡水魚 〙.動詞 他動詞 ｟米 くだけて ｠(力を誇示して )…をおどす ; …を困らせる .～́ gr à ss 米国中部平原のイネ科の牧草 ; オーストラリア ニュージーランドの牧草 .
buffed
buffed /bʌft /形容詞 ｟米話 ｠筋骨たくましい .
buffer
buff er 1 /bʌ́fə r /名詞 C 1 【苦痛 衝撃などを 】和らげるもの [人 ] «against » ; «…の間の » 緊張を和らげるもの [人 ] «between » .2 ｟英 ｠〖通例 ～s 〗(鉄道の )緩衝器 (buffer stop , ｟米 ｠bumper 1 ) (!自動車などの 「バンパー 」は通例 ｟米 ｠fender, ｟英 ｠bumper 1 ) .3 緩衝国 [地帯 ](buffer state [zone ]).4 〘化 〙緩衝液 (buffer solution ).5 〘コンピュ 〙バッファ記憶装置 .h ì t [r ù n into ] the b ú ffers ｟英 ｠〈活動 計画などが 〉 (予想外の困難に直面して )失敗になる .動詞 他動詞 1 …の衝撃を和らげる .2 «…から » …をかばう, 保護する «against » .3 〘化 〙…を緩衝液で処理する .4 〘コンピュ 〙〈データ 〉をバッファへ移す, バッファリングする .～́ st ò ck 〘経 〙(価格安定のための )緩衝在庫 .
buffer
buff er 2 名詞 C 1 ｟英 やや古 ｠｟否定的に ｠〖通例old ～〗おいぼれ .2 (表面を )磨くもの [人 ]; 爪磨き .
buffet
buf fet 1 /bʌ́fət /動詞 他動詞 1 〈人 〉を打つ, なぐる .2 a. 〖通例be ～ed 〗〈船 町などが 〉 (風 波などに )激しく揺さぶられる ; 〈経済 政府などが 〉困難な状況に苦しめられる (about, around ).b. 〈船 経済など 〉を揺さぶる, 苦しめる ; …を (手で )たたく (about ).3 ｟文 ｠〖通例be ～ed 〗〈人が 〉〈人生 運命など 〉に翻弄 （ほんろう ）される .4 〈風 運命など 〉と闘いながら進む ▸ buffet one's way into great waves 荒波を進む 名詞 C ｟かたく ｠(手で )たたくこと (blow 2 ); 不幸 ; 翻弄 .
buffet
buf fet 2 /bəféɪ, bu- |bʊ́feɪ /〖＜フランス 〗名詞 C 1 (駅 劇場などの )簡易食堂 ; (列車の簡易 )食堂車, ビュッフェ (buffet car ); (飲食店 パーティ会場などの )立食カウンター, 模擬店 .2 食器棚 (sideboard ).3 セルフサービス [ビュッフェ式 ]の食事 .
buffeting
b ú f fet ing 名詞 C 揺らす [揺れる ]こと ; たたくこと ; 不運 ; 〘空 〙(乱気流による )飛行機の揺れ .
buffoon
buf foon /bəfúːn /名詞 C ｟やや古 ｠道化者 (clown )▸ play the buffoon おどける ～er y /-n (ə )ri /名詞 U ｟古 ｠おどけ .
The Wordsmith Dictionary