Word Type

Noun

The word "refrigerator" can be used as a noun.

Word Relationships

Typical Location

apartment food garage home hospital drug storeroom house

Capable Of

cool food keep food cold keep ice cold stock food store food for long times

Coordinate Terms

freezer

Derived Terms

Einstein refrigerator Einstein-Szilárd refrigerator absorption refrigerator fridge in the refrigerator kegerator microrefrigerator minirefrigerator nanorefrigerator refrig refrigerator magnet refrigerator mom refrigerator mother refrigerator pie refrigerator truck refrigerator-freezer refrigeratorful refrigeratorlike

Distinct From

freezer

Has Property

opaque opened and closed

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

white goods

Type Of (IsA)

electrical household appliance electronic appliance machine not moved very often refrigerated storage device white goods

Not Desires

unpluged

Related Terms

cooler refrigerate refrigeration

Related Terms

aisle appliance appliance aisle box chill cold cold storage coldness coldness inside cool cool food cooler cooling food food cold food cooler food inside food storage freezer fresh fresh food fridge fridge freezer household ice ice box icebox inside kitchen kitchen appliance refrigerate refrigeration storage thing

Synonym Network

chiller coolchest fridge icebox

Used For

causing jello to jell chilling drinks chilling food conserving food cool things cooling drinks cooling perishables extending life of perishables freezing food keep food cold keep food from spoiling keep perishable items cold keeping food keeping food cold keeping food cool keeping food from decaying quickly keeping food from spoiling keeping meat fresh keeping meats from spoiling keeping vegetables crisp make ice cream making drinks cool making ice posting children's art work on preserving food preventing food from going bad refrigerating store food storing food storing foods

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.