refrigerator

Definition

A household or commercial appliance used for keeping food fresh by refrigeration (short form fridge).

Etymology

From Medieval Latin refrīgerātor (“cooler”).

Example Sentences

• "Meronym: condenser"
• "Jo uttered a groan and fell back in her chair, remembering that she had given a last hasty powdering to the berries out of one of the two boxes on the kitchen table, and had neglected to put the milk in the refrigerator."
• "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."

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