English Explanatory Dictionary

freezer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An appliance or room used to store food or other perishable items at temperatures below 0° Celsius (32° Fahrenheit).
  2. The section of a refrigerator used to store food or other perishable items at a temperature below 0° Celsius (32° Fahrenheit).
  3. A Parkinson's disease patient that experiences freezing of gait (FOG) episodes.
  4. A hardware device that can freeze the state of the system to allow it to be inspected, saved or modified.
name
  1. A rare surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈfɹiːzə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-freezer.wav /ˈfɹizɚ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-freezer.wav

Word forms

freezer freezers

Etymology

From freeze + -er.

Derived words

biofreezer bumfreezer chest freezer deepfreeze deep-freeze deep freeze flash freezer freezer bag freezer block freezer burn freezer cooking freezerful freezer paper freezer-proof freezerware fridge-freezer keezer refrigerator-freezer ultrafreezer walk-in freezer
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