Freezer Meaning
/ˈfɹiːzə/Definition, CEFR level A2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounAn appliance or room used to store food or other perishable items at temperatures below 0° Celsius (32° Fahrenheit).
nounThe section of a refrigerator used to store food or other perishable items at a temperature below 0° Celsius (32° Fahrenheit).
Sentence Examples
There are several good reasons why I have a freezer.
Her friends had to padlock the freezer to prevent her from eating ice cream.
CEFR Practice Quiz
I put the ice cream in the ____ to keep it cold.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Please put the ice cream in the ____ immediately so that it doesn't melt in the warm kitchen.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English freeze Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English freezer From freeze + -er.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The packinghouse usually delivers shrimp to a few regular customers, such as breaders, freezers, canners, or wholesalers of fresh shrimp."
— 1976, USITC Publication - Issue 773, page A-33:
"It’s easy to grab plastic-wrapped daifuku at Japanese grocery stores in New York, and to spot boxes of mochi ice cream in supermarket freezer aisles."
— 2016 June 27, Tejal Rao, “Making Mochi, a Japanese Treat That’s All About Texture”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
"Fridges contain gases that can cause serious environmental damage and are among the most toxic white goods if not disposed of correctly, along with freezers and air conditioning units."
— 2019 August 6, Stephen Burgen, “Man caught fly-tipping fridge in ravine fined and made to drag it back”, in The Guardian:
"The execution of the program was suspended with a special hardware expansion, the freezer, and the contents of the memory were saved to disk."
— 2016, Polgár Tamás, Freax: The Brief History of the Computer Demoscene:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
I put the ice cream in the ____ to keep it cold.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Please put the ice cream in the ____ immediately so that it doesn't melt in the warm kitchen.