freezer
Other forms: freezers
A freezer is an appliance that keeps food frozen at extremely low temperatures. A household freezer is usually built into a refrigerator. It's where you keep your ice cream and ice cubes.
The freezer is where you keep ice cubes and frozen peas — it's a compartment at the top (or bottom) of the refrigerator in your kitchen. Larger freezers are used to keep enough food for a long period of time, or so a restaurant, hotel, or school cafeteria can store leftover food or keep enough to cook for a crowd of people. The word freezer was coined in 1847, although it originally meant part of an ice cream maker.
Definitions of freezer
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electric refrigerator (trade name Deepfreeze) in which food is frozen and stored for long periods of time
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synonyms:
Deepfreeze, deep freezer, deep-freeze
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type of:
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electric refrigerator, fridge
a refrigerator in which the coolant is pumped around by an electric motor
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electric refrigerator, fridge
Pronunciation
US
/ˈfrizər/
UK
/ˈfrizə/
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