freezer
pronunciation
How to pronounce freezer in British English:
UK [ˈfriːzə(r)]
How to pronounce freezer in American English:
US [ˈfriːzər]
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- Noun:
- electric refrigerator (trade name Deepfreeze) in which food is frozen and stored for long periods of time
Word Origin
- freezer (n.)
- 1847 as the name of a type of large tin can used in ice-cream manufacture; from freeze (v.) + -er (1). As a household appliance, from 1945. Freezer burn attested from 1929.
Example
- 1. Return to the freezer for 30 minutes .
- 2. When putting the bread in the freezer , don 't crush the loaf .
- 3. Federal agents found $ 90000 in cash stashed in his freezer .
- 4. Food that 's been in the freezer too long won 't make you sick , but it certainly won 't taste its best .
- 5. Lay them out on greaseproof paper in a baking tray and put them in the freezer .