icemaker
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- noun
- /ˈaɪsˌmeɪkər/
:
máquina de hielo
- My hands trembled as I filled a glass with ice from the icemaker on the front of the fridge.
- refrigerators with icemakers
- optional icemaker
- automatic icemaker
Examples
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Sam zips around, trying to juggle between the blender, the espresso machine, steamed milk, and icemaker, all the while glancing up at the clock.
Fiction book (2001) -
I think it's the icemaker in the freezer!
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In the kitchen, the icemaker purrs, pauses, and clanks into a new rhythm.
Fiction book (1996) -
The company started out by supplying the U.S.-based seafood industry, but now 70 percent of its business is international, with icemakers installed in Asia and South America.
Blog text (19) -
Eighty percent, or 2,000, of these employees are hourly line workers who manufacture top-mount refrigerators and 50-pound icemakers.
Academic text (2002) -
They're housed in a corrugated aluminum building; sometimes, deep into the night, an out-of-whack icemaker flings watery cubes at the walls.
Fiction book (1999) -
In our new kitchen, the icemaker produces clear ice cubes that are perfect for drinks.
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During the summer heat, we rely on the icemaker to keep our beverages cold.
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The icemaker in the refrigerator makes it easy to serve chilled drinks at parties.
Synonyms
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2.0
A device that makes and gives ice cubes
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1.9
A machine in a fridge or a separate appliance that makes ice cubes by itself
Antonyms
How Much Ice
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Icemaker is simply ice + maker, a clear name for something that 'makes ice'; think of the part in a fridge or a small machine that creates ice for drinks and food storage. So an icemaker in a machine is the device that produces ice quickly.