refrigerator

/rɪˈfrɪdʒəreɪɾər/

/rəˈfrɪdʒɛreɪtə/

Other forms: refrigerators

A refrigerator is a kitchen appliance where you can store your perishable food at a cool temperature. You should store your milk and meat in the refrigerator to keep them from spoiling.

The term refrigerator is often shortened to fridge, and because of this, people often mistakenly try to spell refrigerator with a d. Refrigerators come in all sizes, from a small cube that is often used in college dorm rooms by students trying to keep a six-pack of soda cool, to a huge walk-in refrigerator that might be used at a restaurant to cool all the ingredients for the week's meals.

Definitions of refrigerator

1. noun

   white goods in which food can be stored at low temperatures
   synonyms: icebox

   types:

   cooler, ice chest

   a refrigerator for cooling liquids

   electric refrigerator, fridge

   a refrigerator in which the coolant is pumped around by an electric motor

   Deepfreeze, deep freezer, deep-freeze, freezer

   electric refrigerator (trade name Deepfreeze) in which food is frozen and stored for long periods of time

   ice machine

   an electric refrigerator to supply ice cubes

   type of:

   white goods

   large electrical home appliances (refrigerators or washing machines etc.) that are typically finished in white enamel