refrigerator

noun

re·​frig·​er·​a·​tor ri-ˈfri-jə-ˌrā-tər 

: something that refrigerates

especially : a room or appliance for keeping food or other items cool

Examples of refrigerator in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Elsewhere, the formal dining room features parquet flooring and an integrated wet bar, while the kitchen is outfitted with premium appliances, including a Salamandar broiler and a Traulsen double-glass refrigerator, and a marble island with seating. —Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 12 June 2026

Make the dough in advance to give it time to firm up in the refrigerator before rolling it out. —Patricia S York, Southern Living, 12 June 2026

Loosed of the wartime imperative to manufacture anti-aircraft guns and submarine torpedoes, factories were free to make bone-rattling dishwashers and mint-colored refrigerators. —Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026

Offerings include elegant shoe racks, refrigerator organizers, and utility carts like this skinny rolling option for the bathroom. —Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 12 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1611, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing refrigerator

• refrigerator magnet

Rhymes for refrigerator

• accelerator
• accumulator
• adjudicator
• administrator
• appropriator
• articulator
• attenuator
• bronchodilator
• collaborator
• communicator
• conciliator
• cooperator

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Kids Definition

refrigerator

noun

re·​frig·​er·​a·​tor ri-ˈfrij-ə-ˌrāt-ər 

: a device or room for keeping articles (as food) cool