Refrigerator vs. Icebox

Refrigeratornoun

A household appliance used for keeping food fresh by refrigeration (short form fridge).

Refrigeratornoun

One who has a chilling influence.

Refrigeratornoun

That which refrigerates or makes cold; that which keeps cool.

Refrigeratornoun

white goods in which food can be stored at low temperatures

Refrigeratornoun

an appliance or compartment which is artificially kept cool and used to store food and drink. Modern refrigerators generally make use of the cooling effect produced when a volatile liquid is forced to evaporate in a sealed system in which it can be condensed back to liquid outside the refrigerator.

Refrigerator

A refrigerator (colloquially fridge) is a home appliance consisting of a thermally insulated compartment and a heat pump (mechanical, electronic or chemical) that transfers heat from its inside to its external environment so that its inside is cooled to a temperature below the room temperature. Refrigeration is an essential food storage technique around the world.

Iceboxnoun

A box or compartment containing ice.

Iceboxnoun

(UK) A compartment in a refrigerator that is colder than the rest of the refrigerator and is used as a freezer.

Iceboxnoun

A refrigerator.

Iceboxnoun

A prison.

Iceboxnoun

A morgue.

Iceboxadjective

agreeable, awesome. as a superlative of cool

Iceboxnoun

white goods in which food can be stored at low temperatures

Icebox

An icebox (also called a cold closet) is a compact non-mechanical refrigerator which was a common early-twentieth-century kitchen appliance before the development of safely powered refrigeration devices. Before the development of electric refrigerators, iceboxes were referred to by the public as .