buffet : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

   babbitt
         n 1: an alloy of tin with some copper and antimony; a lining for
               bearings that reduces friction [syn: {Babbitt metal},
               {babbitt}]
         v 1: line with a Babbitt metal

English Dictionary: buffet	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
babyhood n the early stage of growth or development [syn: infancy, babyhood, early childhood] the earliest state of immaturity Synonym(s): infancy, babyhood
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
beef patty n a patty of ground cooked beef [syn: chopped steak, {chop steak}, chopsteak, hamburger steak, beef patty]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
beef tea n an extract of beef (given to people who are ill) [syn: beef tea, Bovril]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
beefwood n a tropical hardwood tree yielding balata gum and heavy red timber Synonym(s): balata, balata tree, beefwood, bully tree, Manilkara bidentata any of several heavy hard reddish chiefly tropical woods of the families Casuarinaceae and Proteaceae; some used for cabinetwork any of several Australian trees of the genus Casuarina yielding heavy hard red wood used in cabinetwork tree or tall shrub with shiny leaves and umbels of fragrant creamy-white flowers; yields hard heavy reddish wood Synonym(s): scrub beefwood, beefwood, Stenocarpus salignus tree yielding hard heavy reddish wood Synonym(s): beefwood, Grevillea striata
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
befit v accord or comport with; "This kind of behavior does not suit a young woman!" Synonym(s): befit, suit, beseem
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bibbed adj having a bib; "a bibbed apron" Antonym(s): bibless
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bifid adj divided into two lobes; "a bifid petal"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
biped adj having two feet Synonym(s): bipedal, biped, two-footed Antonym(s): four-footed, quadruped, quadrupedal n an animal with two feet
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bobwhite n a popular North American game bird; named for its call Synonym(s): bobwhite, bobwhite quail, partridge
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bovid adj of or relating to or belonging to the genus Bos (cattle) Synonym(s): bovine, bovid n hollow-horned ruminants
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Bovidae n true antelopes; cattle; oxen; sheep; goats [syn: Bovidae, family Bovidae]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
buffet n a piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room; has shelves and drawers Synonym(s): buffet, counter, sideboard a meal set out on a buffet at which guests help themselves usually inexpensive bar Synonym(s): snack bar, snack counter, buffet v strike against forcefully; "Winds buffeted the tent" [syn: buffet, knock about, batter] strike, beat repeatedly; "The wind buffeted him" Synonym(s): buffet, buff
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
buy food v purchase prepared food to be eaten at home [syn: {take out}, buy food]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
by-bid v bid on behalf of someone else
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bypath n a side road little traveled (as in the countryside) [syn: byway, bypath, byroad]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Babbitt \Bab"bitt\, v. t. To line with Babbitt metal.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Babehood \Babe"hood\, n. Babyhood. [R.] --Udall.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Baby \Ba"by\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Babied} ([?]); p. pr. & vb. n.{Babying}.] To treat like a young child; to keep dependent; to humor; to fondle. --Young.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Babyhood \Ba"by*hood\, n. The state or period of infancy.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Baft \Baft\ (b[acr]ft). n. Same as {Bafta}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bafta \Baf"ta\ (b[acr]f"t[adot]), n. [Cf. Per. baft. woven, wrought.] A coarse stuff, usually of cotton, originally made in India. Also, an imitation of this fabric made for export.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Beaufet \Beau"fet\, n. [See {Buffet}.] A niche, cupboard, or sideboard for plate, china, glass, etc.; a buffet. A beaufet . . . filled with gold and silver vessels. --Prescott.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Beef \Beef\, a. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, beef. {Beef tea}, essence of beef, or strong beef broth.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Porkwood \Pork"wood`\, n. (Bot.) The coarse-grained brownish yellow wood of a small tree ({Pisonia obtusata}) of Florida and the West Indies. Also called {pigeon wood}, {beefwood}, and {corkwood}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Beefwood \Beef"wood`\, n. An Australian tree ({Casuarina}), and its red wood, used for cabinetwork; also, the trees {Stenocarpus salignus} of New South Wales, and {Banksia compar} of Queensland.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Casuarina \[d8]Cas`uari"na\, n. [NL., supposed to be named from the resemblance of the twigs to the feathers of the cassowary, of the genus {Casuarius}.] (Bot.) A genus of leafless trees or shrubs, with drooping branchlets of a rushlike appearance, mostly natives of Australia. Some of them are large, producing hard and heavy timber of excellent quality, called {beefwood} from its color.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Porkwood \Pork"wood`\, n. (Bot.) The coarse-grained brownish yellow wood of a small tree ({Pisonia obtusata}) of Florida and the West Indies. Also called {pigeon wood}, {beefwood}, and {corkwood}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Beefwood \Beef"wood`\, n. An Australian tree ({Casuarina}), and its red wood, used for cabinetwork; also, the trees {Stenocarpus salignus} of New South Wales, and {Banksia compar} of Queensland.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Casuarina \[d8]Cas`uari"na\, n. [NL., supposed to be named from the resemblance of the twigs to the feathers of the cassowary, of the genus {Casuarius}.] (Bot.) A genus of leafless trees or shrubs, with drooping branchlets of a rushlike appearance, mostly natives of Australia. Some of them are large, producing hard and heavy timber of excellent quality, called {beefwood} from its color.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Porkwood \Pork"wood`\, n. (Bot.) The coarse-grained brownish yellow wood of a small tree ({Pisonia obtusata}) of Florida and the West Indies. Also called {pigeon wood}, {beefwood}, and {corkwood}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Beefwood \Beef"wood`\, n. An Australian tree ({Casuarina}), and its red wood, used for cabinetwork; also, the trees {Stenocarpus salignus} of New South Wales, and {Banksia compar} of Queensland.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Casuarina \[d8]Cas`uari"na\, n. [NL., supposed to be named from the resemblance of the twigs to the feathers of the cassowary, of the genus {Casuarius}.] (Bot.) A genus of leafless trees or shrubs, with drooping branchlets of a rushlike appearance, mostly natives of Australia. Some of them are large, producing hard and heavy timber of excellent quality, called {beefwood} from its color.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Befit \Be*fit"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Befitted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Befitting}.] To be suitable to; to suit; to become. That name best befits thee. --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Behave \Be*have"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Behaved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Behaving}.] [AS. behabban to surround, restrain, detain (akin to G. gehaben (obs.) to have, sich gehaben to behave or carry one's self); pref. be- + habban to have. See {Have}, v. t. ] 1. To manage or govern in point of behavior; to discipline; to handle; to restrain. [Obs.] He did behave his anger ere 't was spent. --Shak. 2. To carry; to conduct; to comport; to manage; to bear; -- used reflexively. Those that behaved themselves manfully. --2 Macc. ii. 21.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Behoove \Be*hoove"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Behooved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Behooving}.] [OE. bihoven, behoven, AS. beh[?]fian to have need of, fr. beh[?]f. See {Behoof}.] To be necessary for; to be fit for; to be meet for, with respect to necessity, duty, or convenience; -- mostly used impersonally. And thus it behooved Christ to suffer. --Luke xxiv. 46. [Also written {behove}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Beweep \Be*weep"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bewept}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Beweeping}.] [AS. bew[?]pan; pref. be- + weep.] To weep over; to deplore; to bedew with tears. [bd]His timeless death beweeping.[b8] --Drayton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bifid \Bi"fid\, a. [L. bifidus; bis twice + root of findere to cleave or split: cf. F. bifide.] Cleft to the middle or slightly beyond the middle; opening with a cleft; divided by a linear sinus, with straight margins.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Biped \Bi"ped\, n. [L. bipes; bis twice + pes, pedis, [?]oot: cf. F. bip[8a]de.] A two-footed animal, as man.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Biped \Bi"ped\, a. Having two feet; two-footed. By which the man, when heavenly life was ceased, Became a helpless, naked, biped beast. --Byrom.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bob \Bob\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bobbed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bobbing}.] [OE. bobben. See {Bob}, n.] 1. To cause to move in a short, jerking manner; to move (a thing) with a bob. [bd]He bobbed his head.[b8] --W. Irving. 2. To strike with a quick, light blow; to tap. If any man happened by long sitting to sleep . . . he was suddenly bobbed on the face by the servants. --Elyot. 3. To cheat; to gain by fraud or cheating; to filch. Gold and jewels that I bobbed from him. --Shak. 4. To mock or delude; to cheat. To play her pranks, and bob the fool, The shrewish wife began. --Turbervile. 5. To cut short; as, to bob the hair, or a horse's tail.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bobwhite \Bob"white`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) The common quail of North America ({Colinus, or Ortyx, Virginianus}); -- so called from its note.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Booby hatch} (Naut.), a kind of wooden hood over a hatch, readily removable. {Booby hut}, a carriage body put upon sleigh runners. [Local, U. S.] --Bartlett. {Booby hutch}, a clumsy covered carriage or seat, used in the eastern part of England. --Forby. {Booby trap}, a schoolboy's practical joke, as a shower bath when a door is opened.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bovate \Bo"vate\, n. [LL. bovata, fr. bos, bovis, ox.] (O.Eng.Law.) An oxgang, or as much land as an ox can plow in a year; an ancient measure of land, of indefinite quantity, but usually estimated at fifteen acres.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bovid \Bo"vid\, a. [L. bos, bovis, ox, cow.] (Zo[94]l.) Relating to that tribe of ruminant mammals of which the genus {Bos} is the type.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bull \Bull\, n. [OE. bule, bul, bole; akin to D. bul, G. bulle, Icel. boli, Lith. bullus, Lett. bollis, Russ. vol'; prob. fr. the root of AS. bellan, E. bellow.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) The male of any species of cattle ({Bovid[91]}); hence, the male of any large quadruped, as the elephant; also, the male of the whale. Note: The wild bull of the Old Testament is thought to be the oryx, a large species of antelope. 2. One who, or that which, resembles a bull in character or action. --Ps. xxii. 12. 3. (Astron.) (a) Taurus, the second of the twelve signs of the zodiac. (b) A constellation of the zodiac between Aries and Gemini. It contains the Pleiades. At last from Aries rolls the bounteous sun, And the bright Bull receives him. --Thomson. 4. (Stock Exchange) One who operates in expectation of a rise in the price of stocks, or in order to effect such a rise. See 4th {Bear}, n., 5. {Bull baiting}, the practice of baiting bulls, or rendering them furious, as by setting dogs to attack them. {John Bull}, a humorous name for the English, collectively; also, an Englishman. [bd]Good-looking young John Bull.[b8] --W. D.Howells. {To take the bull by the horns}, to grapple with a difficulty instead of avoiding it.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Buffet \Buffet"\ (b[oocr]ff[amac]"), n. [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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Buffet \Buf"fet\ (b[ucr]f"f[ecr]t), n. [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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Buffet \Buf"fet\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Buffeted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Buffeting}.] [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. [Cf. {Buffer}.] To deaden the sound of (bells) by muffling the clapper.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Foot \Foot\ (f[oocr]t), n.; pl. {Feet} (f[emac]t). [OE. fot, foot, pl. fet, feet. AS. f[omac]t, pl. f[emac]t; akin to D. voet, OHG. fuoz, G. fuss, Icel. f[omac]tr, Sw. fot, Dan. fod, Goth. f[omac]tus, L. pes, Gr. poy`s, Skr. p[be]d, Icel. fet step, pace measure of a foot, feta to step, find one's way. [fb]77, 250. Cf. {Antipodes}, {Cap-a-pie}, {Expedient}, {Fet} to fetch, {Fetlock}, {Fetter}, {Pawn} a piece in chess, {Pedal}.] 1. (Anat.) The terminal part of the leg of man or an animal; esp., the part below the ankle or wrist; that part of an animal upon which it rests when standing, or moves. See {Manus}, and {Pes}. 2. (Zo[94]l.) The muscular locomotive organ of a mollusk. It is a median organ arising from the ventral region of body, often in the form of a flat disk, as in snails. See Illust. of {Buccinum}. 3. That which corresponds to the foot of a man or animal; as, the foot of a table; the foot of a stocking. 4. The lowest part or base; the ground part; the bottom, as of a mountain or column; also, the last of a row or series; the end or extremity, esp. if associated with inferiority; as, the foot of a hill; the foot of the procession; the foot of a class; the foot of the bed. And now at foot Of heaven's ascent they lift their feet. --Milton. 5. Fundamental principle; basis; plan; -- used only in the singular. Answer directly upon the foot of dry reason. --Berkeley. 6. Recognized condition; rank; footing; -- used only in the singular. [R.] As to his being on the foot of a servant. --Walpole. 7. A measure of length equivalent to twelve inches; one third of a yard. See {Yard}. Note: This measure is supposed to be taken from the length of a man's foot. It differs in length in different countries. In the United States and in England it is 304.8 millimeters. 8. (Mil.) Soldiers who march and fight on foot; the infantry, usually designated as the foot, in distinction from the cavalry. [bd]Both horse and foot.[b8] --Milton. 9. (Pros.) A combination of syllables consisting a metrical element of a verse, the syllables being formerly distinguished by their quantity or length, but in modern poetry by the accent. 10. (Naut.) The lower edge of a sail. Note: Foot is often used adjectively, signifying of or pertaining to a foot or the feet, or to the base or lower part. It is also much used as the first of compounds. {Foot artillery}. (Mil.) (a) Artillery soldiers serving in foot. (b) Heavy artillery. --Farrow. {Foot bank} (Fort.), a raised way within a parapet. {Foot barracks} (Mil.), barracks for infantery. {Foot bellows}, a bellows worked by a treadle. --Knight. {Foot company} (Mil.), a company of infantry. --Milton. {Foot gear}, covering for the feet, as stocking, shoes, or boots. {Foot hammer} (Mach.), a small tilt hammer moved by a treadle. {Foot iron}. (a) The step of a carriage. (b) A fetter. {Foot jaw}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Maxilliped}. {Foot key} (Mus.), an organ pedal. {Foot level} (Gunnery), a form of level used in giving any proposed angle of elevation to a piece of ordnance. --Farrow. {Foot mantle}, a long garment to protect the dress in riding; a riding skirt. [Obs.] {Foot page}, an errand boy; an attendant. [Obs.] {Foot passenger}, one who passes on foot, as over a road or bridge. {Foot pavement}, a paved way for foot passengers; a footway; a trottoir. {Foot poet}, an inferior poet; a poetaster. [R.] --Dryden. {Foot post}. (a) A letter carrier who travels on foot. (b) A mail delivery by means of such carriers. {Fot pound}, [and] {Foot poundal}. (Mech.) See {Foot pound} and {Foot poundal}, in the Vocabulary. {Foot press} (Mach.), a cutting, embossing, or printing press, moved by a treadle. {Foot race}, a race run by persons on foot. --Cowper. {Foot rail}, a railroad rail, with a wide flat flange on the lower side. {Foot rot}, an ulcer in the feet of sheep; claw sickness. {Foot rule}, a rule or measure twelve inches long. {Foot screw}, an adjusting screw which forms a foot, and serves to give a machine or table a level standing on an uneven place. {Foot secretion}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Sclerobase}. {Foot soldier}, a soldier who serves on foot. {Foot stick} (Printing), a beveled piece of furniture placed against the foot of the page, to hold the type in place. {Foot stove}, a small box, with an iron pan, to hold hot coals for warming the feet. {Foot tubercle}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Parapodium}. {Foot valve} (Steam Engine), the valve that opens to the air pump from the condenser. {Foot vise}, a kind of vise the jaws of which are operated by a treadle. {Foot waling} (Naut.), the inside planks or lining of a vessel over the floor timbers. --Totten. {Foot wall} (Mining), the under wall of an inclosed vein. {By foot}, [or] {On foot}, by walking; as, to pass a stream on foot. {Cubic foot}. See under {Cubic}. {Foot and mouth disease}, a contagious disease (Eczema epizo[94]tica) of cattle, sheep, swine, etc., characterized by the formation of vesicles and ulcers in the mouth and about the hoofs. {Foot of the fine} (Law), the concluding portion of an acknowledgment in court by which, formerly, the title of land was conveyed. See {Fine of land}, under {Fine}, n.; also {Chirograph}. (b). {Square foot}. See under {Square}. {To be on foot}, to be in motion, action, or process of execution. {To keep the foot} (Script.), to preserve decorum. [bd]Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God.[b8] --Eccl. v. 1. {To put one's foot down}, to take a resolute stand; to be determined. [Colloq.] {To put the best foot foremost}, to make a good appearance; to do one's best. [Colloq.] {To set on foot}, to put in motion; to originate; as, to set on foot a subscription. {To} {put, [or] set}, {one on his feet}, to put one in a position to go on; to assist to start. {Under foot}. (a) Under the feet; (Fig.) at one's mercy; as, to trample under foot. --Gibbon. (b) Below par. [Obs.] [bd]They would be forced to sell . . . far under foot.[b8] --Bacon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bypath \By"path`\, n.; pl. {Bypaths}. A private path; an obscure way; indirect means. God known, my son, By what bypaths, and indirect crooked ways, I met this crown. --Shak.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Babbitt, MN (city, FIPS 3106) Location: 47.64511 N, 91.94006 W Population (1990): 1562 (817 housing units) Area: 273.7 sq km (land), 2.8 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 55706
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Bob White, WV Zip code(s): 25028
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
BABT {British Approval Boards for Telecommunications}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Baby AT The redesigned {AT} motherboard that had the same size as the {XT} motherboard had (8.5" x 11") and could thus fit into an XT case. The original 12" x 13" AT motherboards are now largely forgotten. Compare {ATX}. (1997-02-20)