Synonym: buff, buffer storage, buffer store, cowcatcher, cushion, fender, pilot, polisher, soften. Similar words: duffer, offer, differ, offering, different, differ from, difference, indifferent. Meaning: ['bʌfə] 
n. 1. an ionic compound that resists changes in its pH 2. an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track 3. (computer science) a part of RAM used for temporary storage of data that is waiting to be sent to a device; used to compensate for differences in the rate of flow of data between components of a computer system 4. a power tool used to buff surfaces 5. a cushion-like device that reduces shock due to contact 6. an implement consisting of soft material mounted on a block; used for polishing (as in manicuring). v. 1. add a buffer (a solution) 2. protect from impact.
n. 1. an ionic compound that resists changes in its pH 2. an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track 3. (computer science) a part of RAM used for temporary storage of data that is waiting to be sent to a device; used to compensate for differences in the rate of flow of data between components of a computer system 4. a power tool used to buff surfaces 5. a cushion-like device that reduces shock due to contact 6. an implement consisting of soft material mounted on a block; used for polishing (as in manicuring). v. 1. add a buffer (a solution) 2. protect from impact. 
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1. Eastern Europe was important to Russia as a buffer against the West.
2. Turkey and Greece were buffer states against the former Soviet Union.
3. A family can provide a buffer against stress at work.
4. A buffer stock of grain was held in case of emergency shortages.
5. A little money can be a useful buffer in time of need.
6. Keep savings as a buffer against unexpected cash needs.
7. He's a nice old buffer.
8. They tried to buffer themselves against problems and uncertainties.
9. Romantic love will buffer you against life's hardships.
10. I bought a house as a buffer against inflation.
11. Now we need a vertex buffer.
12. The computer stores data in a buffer until the printer can accept it.
13. His sense of humour was a useful buffer when things were going badly for him.
14. The organization acts as a buffer between the management and the union.
15. Support from family and friends acts as a buffer against stress.
16. She often had to act as a buffer between father and son.
17. The Prison Service acts as a buffer between the minister and his critics.
18. Buffer base reflects metabolic processes which influence acid-base balance.
19. Any data still in the file buffer is written to the file before the file is closed.
20. The University Grants Committee had acted as a buffer against change.
21. Far from acting as a buffer against Federalism, it will actually assist it.
22. In this buffer zone around the park, people survive through subsistence farming and cash crops such as cotton.
23. Therefore, base excess reflects an abnormality in the buffer base concentration.
24. Without the buffer of the trees, the noise from the highway would be unbearable.
25. These buffer zones would be similar to the quiet zones around hospitals.
26. Sarah and Theodore, sitting across from each other,[Sentence dictionary] form a human buffer between the two groups.
27. Take a look at the piping detail above the buffer beam.
28. An immigrant labour force would always be needed as a buffer to absorb the shocks of alternating booms and recessions.
29. It must be a long time since anyone - except the most die-hard old buffer - can have thought them outrageous.
30. I can tell you one thing, I won't be here to be used as a buffer.
More similar words: duffer, offer, differ, offering, different, differ from, difference, indifferent, differentiate, make a difference, guff, stuff, bluff, fluffy, muffled, suffice, handcuffs, suffrage, sufficient, gaffe, offense, effect, affect, offender, infer, refer, in effect, offensive, prefer, affection.