Refrigerator

Pronunciation

• RP IPA: /ɹɪˈfɹɪdʒəɹˌeɪtÉ™/
• US IPA: /ɹɪˈfɹɪdʒəˌɹeɪtÉš/

Full definition of refrigerator

Noun

1. A household appliance used for keeping food fresh by refrigeration (short form fridge).
• 2013-06-01, A better waterworks, 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. One who has a chilling influence.
• Charles Dickens, Bleak House... in a state of sublime satisfaction, he moves among the company, a magnificent refrigerator.

Synonyms

• fridge, frigerator
• icebox

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