buffet vs credence

buffet and credence both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
buffet	Yes	No	Yes	No
credence	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, credence is a hyponym of buffet; that is, credence is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than buffet:

buffet: a piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room; has shelves and drawers
credence: a kind of sideboard or buffet

Other hyponyms of buffet include credenza, cellaret, minibar.

buffet (noun)	credence (noun)
a piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room; has shelves and drawers	a kind of sideboard or buffet
usually inexpensive bar	the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true
a meal set out on a buffet at which guests help themselves

buffet (verb)	credence (verb)
strike against forcefully
strike, beat repeatedly