fridge

noun

variants or less commonly frig

Examples of fridge in a Sentence

Please put the milk in the fridge.
Recent Examples on the Web Elsewhere, the eat-in kitchen is equipped with state-of-the-art stainless-steel appliances, including a wine fridge and double oven. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 18 Mar. 2024 Powdered formula should be discarded once it's been open for a month, and opened liquid formula lasts in the fridge for up to 48 hours. Lainey Younkin, Ms, Rd, Parents, 15 Mar. 2024 The bars are provisioned to each guest’s preference and the full kitchen has a Viking fridge stocked with an extensive range of sodas and bottled waters. David Morris, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2024 Garlic bulbs do need a period of cold in order to grow properly, but that can be artificially induced by throwing the bulbs in the fridge for a few weeks prior to planting. Alex Groves, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2024 Once the seal is broken, pastrami will last in the fridge 7-10 days. Jack Hennessy, Field & Stream, 13 Mar. 2024 So, take the collars out of the fridge to come to room temperature. Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2024 By the way, this is exactly the same process that your fridge uses to keep your cheese and soda cold. Rhett Allain, WIRED, 10 Mar. 2024 There’s a rotting half-onion in the fridge because Annie cut it and nobody can bear to throw it out. Catherine Newman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2024

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Word History

Etymology

by shortening & alteration

First Known Use

1926, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of fridge was in 1926

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“Fridge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fridge. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

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