refrigerator
noun /rɪˈfrɪdʒəreɪtə(r)/
/rɪˈfrɪdʒəreɪtər/
(North American English or formal) (also fridge especially in British English, North American English, old-fashioned icebox)
- enlarge imagea piece of electrical equipment in which food is kept cold so that it stays fresh
- This dessert can be served straight from the refrigerator.
Extra ExamplesTopics Houses and homesb1- I opened the refrigerator to take out some orange juice.
- I stocked the refrigerator with fruit.
- I'll raid your refrigerator while we talk.
- Place the dough in the refrigerator overnight.
- The refrigerator was humming in the corner.
- a refrigerator stocked with food
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- home
- household
- empty
- …
- raid
- fill
- stock
- …
- hum
- door
- magnet
- box
- …
- in the refrigerator