freezer

CEFRA2

/ˈfɹiːzə/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A machine that keeps food frozen and very cold.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A Parkinson's disease patient that experiences freezing of gait (FOG) episodes.

Examples

  • Her friends had to padlock the freezer to prevent her from eating ice cream.

  • There are several good reasons why I have a freezer.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
4

Also pronounced

  • /ˈfɹizɚ/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings
  1. The section of a refrigerator used to store food or other perishable items at a temperature below 0° Celsius (32° Fahrenheit).

  2. An appliance or room used to store food or other perishable items at temperatures below 0° Celsius (32° Fahrenheit).

  3. A hardware device that can freeze the state of the system to allow it to be inspected, saved or modified.

More examples

In context
  • […] "freezer" cartridges (such as the Action Replay), as a convenient way to take control […]

  • Holonyms: fridge, fridge-freezer, refrigerator, refrigerator-freezer

  • The packinghouse usually delivers shrimp to a few regular customers, such as breaders, freezers, canners, or wholesalers of fresh shrimp.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

I put the ice cream in the blank to keep it cold.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From freeze + -er.