refrigerator
nouncommon in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ɹɪˈfɹɪd͡ʒ.əˌɹeɪ.tə//
- United Kingdom/[ɹɪˈfɹɪd͡ʒ.əˌɹeɪ.tʰə]/
- United States//ɹɪˈfɹɪd͡ʒ.əˌɹeɪ.tɚ//
- United States/[ɹɪˈfɹɪd͡ʒ.əˌɹeɪ.ɾɚ]/
A household or commercial appliance used for keeping food fresh by refrigeration (short form fridge).
noun
- 1
A household or commercial appliance used for keeping food fresh by refrigeration (short form fridge).
Meronym: condenser
Jo uttered a groan and fell back in her chair, remembering that she had given a last hasty powdering to the berries out of one of the two boxes on the kitchen table, and had neglected to put the milk in the refrigerator.
An artificial kidney these days still means a refrigerator-sized dialysis machine. Such devices mimic the way real kidneys cleanse blood and eject impurities and surplus water as urine.
- 2
A similar device used to keep non-food items cold, such as blood, photographic film, drugs, or pharmaceuticals like insulin.
Meronym: condenser
- 3
One who has a chilling influence.
[…] in a state of sublime satisfaction, he moves among the company, a magnificent refrigerator.
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin refrīgerātor (“cooler”).
Forms
- plural
- refrigerators
refrigerator · A household or commercial appliance used for keeping food fresh by refrigeration (short form fridge).
refuge · A state of safety, protection or shelter.refugee · A person seeking refuge (as for shelter or protection),…refund · To return (money) to (someone); to reimburse.