refrigerator

noun

re·​frig·​er·​a·​tor ri-ˈfri-jə-ˌrā-tər 

: something that refrigerates

especially : a room or appliance for keeping food or other items cool

Examples of refrigerator in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Usually, a smelly refrigerator is caused by specific foods inside it and how they're stored. —Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Apr. 2025

This headache could become a thing of the past with a new bill in the California Legislature that, if approved, would require landlords to provide refrigerators and stoves in their rentals. —Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2025

Meanwhile, all food items in the walk-in refrigerator were too warm. —Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 4 Apr. 2025

However, the agency advises against refreezing food left outside the refrigerator for more than two hours. —Cody Godwin, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1611, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing refrigerator

• refrigerator magnet

Rhymes for refrigerator

• accelerator
• accumulator
• adjudicator
• administrator
• appropriator
• articulator
• attenuator
• bronchodilator
• collaborator
• communicator
• conciliator
• cooperator

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Kids Definition

refrigerator

noun

re·​frig·​er·​a·​tor ri-ˈfrij-ə-ˌrāt-ər 

: a device or room for keeping articles (as food) cool