refrigerator

/ɹɪˈfɹɪdʒəˌɹeɪtɚ/

nounre · frig · er · a · tor

Remember: **re-FRIG-er-a-tor** — it has **FRIG** in the middle because it keeps things cold.

Yes, it's refrigerator. Don’t drop the second **r**: it’s **re-fri**-… (not *refi*-).

Definition

  1. nouna large appliance that keeps food and drinks cold to slow spoilage; a fridge

Examples

  • Please put the milk back in the refrigerator after you pour your cereal.
  • The refrigerator hummed quietly all night.
  • We cleaned out the refrigerator and threw away the expired leftovers.

Synonyms

fridgeiceboxcoolerchillerrefrigerating unit

Antonyms

oven

Translations

ES refrigeradorPT geladeiraFR réfrigérateur

Common misspellings

refridgeratorrefrigatorrefridgeraterrefregeratorrefrijeratorrefridgeretorrefrigerater

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