refrigerator

A2 Topic:Food & Drink

US /ɹɪˈfɹɪd͡ʒ.əˌɹeɪ.tɚ/ UK /ɹɪˈfɹɪd͡ʒ.əˌɹeɪ.tə/ See IPA manual

noun Freq #7360

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noun
A machine that keeps food and drinks cold so they stay fresh.

Please put the milk back in the refrigerator.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a machine that keeps food... fridge icebox

More chillercoolchestfrigerator

Word family

Forms refrigerators

Derived forms fridgekegeratormicrorefrigeratorminirefrigeratornanorefrigeratorrefrigrefrigerator-freezerrefrigeratorfulrefrigeratorlike

Related forms cooler refrigeraterefrigeration

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin refrīgerātor (“cooler”).

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Food & Drink

# refrigerator

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ɹɪˈfɹɪd͡ʒ.əˌɹeɪ.tɚ
**IPA (UK):** ɹɪˈfɹɪd͡ʒ.əˌɹeɪ.tə
**Frequency rank:** 7360

## Meanings
1. A machine that keeps food and drinks cold so they stay fresh.

## Examples
- Please put the milk back in the refrigerator.

## Synonyms
- chiller
- coolchest
- fridge
- frigerator
- icebox

## Derived Forms
- fridge
- kegerator
- microrefrigerator
- minirefrigerator
- nanorefrigerator
- refrig
- refrigerator-freezer
- refrigeratorful
- refrigeratorlike

## Related Forms
- cooler
- refrigerate
- refrigeration

## Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin refrīgerātor (“cooler”).

## AI Etymology
Refrigerator is borrowed from Medieval Latin refrīgerātor (“cooler”). Modern senses include a machine that keeps food and drinks cold so they stay fresh.. The wider word family includes derivatives such as fridge, kegerator, microrefrigerator, minirefrigerator, nanorefrigerator, and refrig and related forms such as cooler, refrigerate, and refrigeration.

## Topics
- Food & Drink

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