freezer

[ free-zer ]

/ ˈfri zər /

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noun

a refrigerator, refrigerator compartment, cabinet, or room held at or below 32°F (0°C), used especially for preserving and storing food.

a machine containing cold brine, ice, etc., for making ice cream, sherbet, or the like.

a person or thing that freezes or chills.

RELATED WORDS

cooler, refrigerator

Nearby words

freeze-etch, freeze-fracture, freeze-frame, freeze-up, freezeout, freezer, freezer burn, freezing, freezing drizzle, freezing injunction, freezing mixture

Origin of freezer

First recorded in 1835–45; freeze + -er¹

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Finally the guy gets fed up and throws the parrot in the freezer to punish him.
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After about an hour, he hears a faint tapping sound from inside the freezer and opens the door.
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However, a freezer can be converted to a retrogression gun, and that's illegal.
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“Yes, I can,” he assured her, recalling his scanty breakfast and the freezer of cream that was to furnish the dessert.
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"Well, I kine o' fergit," Genesis admitted, resuming his work with the freezer.
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British Dictionary definitions for freezer

freezer

/ (ˈfriːzə) /

noun

Also called: deepfreeze a device that freezes or chills, esp an insulated cold-storage cabinet for long-term storage of perishable foodstuffs

a former name for refrigerator

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freezer

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freezer

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