1.
[syn: assortment, mixture, mixed bag, miscellany, miscellanea, variety, salmagundi, smorgasbord, 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;
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
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, smorgasbord,
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
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
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