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

Bullets shattered a glass refrigerator door behind Marquise, who fell to the ground right next to the store’s counter. —Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026

Regardless of storage, keep them somewhere visible in your refrigerator to ensure they're eaten quickly. —Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 25 Apr. 2026

After cleaning up the mess with hot, soapy water, mix a sanitizing solution of bleach and water and carefully clean the interior of the refrigerator. —Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 25 Apr. 2026

Plus, the retractable tube extends to reach high spots like ceiling fans and the top of your refrigerator. —Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 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