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refrigerator

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /rɪˈfrɪdʒəreɪtər/ · UK /rɪˈfrɪdʒəreɪtə/

refrigerator means: A machine that keeps food and drinks cold so they stay fresh.

noun

FOOD COOLERA1

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

  • Put the milk in the refrigerator.
  • Our refrigerator stopped working yesterday.
  • Is there any cheese in the refrigerator?

Similar words: fridge

Common phrases: in the refrigerator, refrigerator door

MEDICAL COOLERB2

A machine that keeps medicines, blood, or other materials cold.

  • The samples are in the refrigerator.
  • Nurses checked the vaccine refrigerator’s temperature.
  • This refrigerator keeps donated blood cold.

Similar words: fridge

Common phrases: laboratory refrigerator, vaccine refrigerator

Questions about refrigerator

What does refrigerator mean?

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

What is refrigerator in other languages?

Türkçe: buzdolabı · Español: nevera · Français: réfrigérateur · Deutsch: Kühlschrank · Italiano: frigorifero · 日本語: 冷蔵庫

How do you pronounce refrigerator?

In American English /rɪˈfrɪdʒəreɪtər/; in British English /rɪˈfrɪdʒəreɪtə/.

How do you use refrigerator in a sentence?

Put the milk in the refrigerator. Our refrigerator stopped working yesterday.

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