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refrigerator
[ ri-frij-uh-rey-ter ]
noun
- a box, room, or cabinet in which food, drink, etc., are kept cool by means of ice or mechanical refrigeration.
- the part of a distilling apparatus that cools the volatile material, causing it to condense; condenser; rectifier.
refrigerator
/ ɪˈڰɪəˌɪə /
noun
- a chamber in which food, drink, etc, are kept cool Informal wordfridge
Word History and Origins
Origin of refrigerator1
Example Sentences
It is the chilled bite I want, straight from the refrigerator in the afternoon, and it provides the perfect counter-taste to simple dinners made with little effort in the low light of a seaside bungalow.
He can fit only so many eggs in his refrigerator.
"I remember going to Rick's house and they were painting Rick's kitchen, and Val got up on top of the refrigerator and did 20 minutes of Hamlet. Never missed a word."
Tired of scouring Craigslist and Facebook Marketplace for a decently used refrigerator because your new apartment didn’t come with one?
The first wave hit appliances like refrigerators and washing machines, and mechanical and electric parts.
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