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ICEBOX
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
White goods in which food can be stored at low temperatures
Synonyms:
icebox; refrigerator
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("icebox" is a kind of...):
white goods (large electrical home appliances (refrigerators or washing machines etc.) that are typically finished in white enamel)
Meronyms (parts of "icebox"):
drip pan (pan under a refrigerator for collecting liquid waste)
refrigeration system (a cooling system for chilling or freezing (usually for preservative purposes))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "icebox"):
cooler; ice chest (a refrigerator for cooling liquids)
electric refrigerator; fridge (a refrigerator in which the coolant is pumped around by an electric motor)
