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Definition of refrigerator noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

refrigerator

noun
 
/rɪˈfrɪdʒəreɪtə(r)/
 
/rɪˈfrɪdʒəreɪtər/
 (North American English or formal)
(also fridge especially in British English, North American English, old-fashioned icebox)
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  1. a 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 Examples
    • 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
    Topics Houses and homesb1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • home
    • household
    • empty
    • …
    verb + refrigerator
    • raid
    • fill
    • stock
    • …
    refrigerator + verb
    • hum
    refrigerator + noun
    • door
    • magnet
    • box
    • …
    preposition
    • in the refrigerator
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