Smorgasbord

2 definitions found

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  smorgasbord
       n 1: a collection containing a variety of sorts of things; "a
            great assortment of cars was on display"; "he had a
            variety of disorders"; "a veritable smorgasbord of
            religions" [syn: {assortment}, {mixture}, {mixed bag}, {miscellany},
             {miscellanea}, {variety}, {salmagundi}, {potpourri}, {motley}]


       2: an assortment of foods starting with herring or smoked eel
          or salmon etc with bread and butter; then cheeses and eggs
          and pickled vegetables and aspics; finally hot foods;
          served as a buffet meal

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  61 Moby Thesaurus words for "smorgasbord":
     antepast, antipasto, aperitif, appetizer, automat, beanery, bistro,
     buffet, buvette, cafe, cafeteria, canape, canteen, cantina,
     chophouse, chuck wagon, coffee shop, coffeehouse, coffeeroom,
     cookhouse, cookshack, cookshop, diner, dining hall, dining room,
     dog wagon, drive-in, drive-in restaurant, eatery, eating house,
     fast-food chain, foretaste, gallimaufry, grill, grillroom,
     hamburger stand, hash, hash house, hashery, hodgepodge,
     hot-dog stand, jumble, kitchen, lunch counter, lunch wagon,
     luncheonette, lunchroom, medley, melange, mess hall, mishmash,
     pastiche, pizzeria, potpourri, quick-lunch counter, restaurant,
     snack bar, tavern, tearoom, trattoria, whet