refrigerator

Noun

Synonyms: icebox

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

white goods in which food can be stored at low temperaturesSynonyms: icebox

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Refrigerator \Re*frig"er*a`tor\ (-?`t?r), n. That which refrigerates or makes cold; that which keeps cool. Specifically: (a) A box or room for keeping food or other articles cool, usually by means of ice. (b) An apparatus for rapidly cooling heated liquids or vapors, connected with a still, etc. [1913 Webster]

Refrigerator car (Railroad), a freight car constructed as a refrigerator, for the transportation of fresh meats, fish, etc., in a temperature kept cool by ice. [1913 Webster]

Appliance \Ap*pli"ance\, n.

1.The act of applying; application. [1913 Webster]

2.subservience; compliance. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]

3.A thing applied or used as a means to an end; an apparatus or device; as, to use various appliances; a mechanical appliance; a machine with its appliances. [1913 Webster]

4.Specifically: An apparatus or device, usually powered electrically, used in homes to perform domestic functions. An appliance is often categorized as a major appliance or a minor appliance by its cost. Common major appliances are the refrigerator, washing machine, clothes drier, oven, and dishwasher. Some minor appliances are a toaster, vacuum cleaner or microwave oven. [PJC]