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freezer

freezer

218 1.0
A cold box that keeps food frozen for a long time
  • noun
  • /ˈfriːzər/
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  • There's fish sticks in the freezer, baby.
  • refrigerators and freezers
  • store in a freezer
  • full freezer

I guess Demetrios's freezer is very far away.

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Examples

  • At night, I had to put it in the freezer so I could even sleep.

  • Make sure to take the chicken out of the freezer in the morning so it can thaw by dinner time.

  • I always kept a good supply in the freezer for times like these.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • Do you know what it's like to work in a freezer all night?

    Fiction book (1990)
  • The amount of ice cream we keep in our freezer is awesome.

  • Take that apple and put it in your freezer overnight.

  • Dinners are in the freezer.

  • Not enough steaks in the freezer.

  • Grimacing, he dismissed them as potential dinner material, opened the freezer, and reached for a frozen pizza.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • These are going back into the freezer and triangles for plain croissants.

Synonyms

icebox
vsfreezer
  • Archaic
20 7.9

A container that keeps food cold using blocks of ice without power

is modern powered equipment that reaches much lower temperatures
ice chest
vsfreezer
  • US
5 1.7

A portable box that keeps food and drinks cold with ice

is a fixed compartment for long term very low temperature preservation
cold storage
vsfreezer
1 3.7

A place that keeps food or goods very cold to stop them from spoiling

is focused on household food compartments at very low temperatures
deep-freeze
vsfreezer
1 3.5

A very cold freezer for keeping food for a long time

is the same meaning but a hyphenated or variant written form
deep freezer
vsfreezer
1 2.6

A large electric box that keeps food very cold for a long time

is the general household device without implying large size

Antonyms

415 1.0

A heated space in a kitchen appliance for baking or roasting food

Compounds

1 2.6

A large electric box that keeps food very cold for a long time

How Preserved

deep freezer
1 2.6
freezer
218 1.0
refrigerator
315 1.0
cooler
  • US
14 2.0

Surface Forms

freezer singular
freezers plural

Morphology

freezer = freeze (transparent) = freeze + er

Standard noun formation from the verb 'freeze' using '-er' to indicate an instrument or device that performs freezing.

Etymology

The word freezer comes from the verb freeze 'to become ice' plus the ending -er 'one that does'. So a freezer is a machine that makes and keeps food frozen, and it is not related to the word free 'no cost'.