icebox
A box or compartment containing ice, typically used to keep provisions coolA box or compartment containing ice, typically used to keep provisions cool.
» Tom and Mary have an icebox.
Meaning
6 sensesA box or compartment containing ice, typically used to keep provisions cool.
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холоди́льникxolodílʹnik, ле́дникlédnik
льодо́вникlʹodóvnyk
(UK)A compartment in a refrigerator that is colder than the rest of the refrigerator and is used as a freezer.
(US, dated)A refrigerator.
морози́лкаmorozílka
(US, slang)A city with a cold or snowy climate.
I moved here from the icebox of the upper Midwest.
(US, slang)A prison.
(US, slang)A morgue.
- white goods in which food can be stored at low temperatures
Examples
2 sentencesTom and Mary have an icebox.
There are two pounds of butter in the icebox.
Translations
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Origin
Ancient Greek πῠ́ξος (pŭ́xos)Ancient Greek πῠ́ξος (pŭ́xos)
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Forms
plural: iceboxesSynonyms
6 synonyms- white goods in which food can be stored at low temperatures:refrigerator