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icebox

noun

  1. non-mechanical household appliance for cooling foodstuffs
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈʌɪsbɒks/

adj

Etymology: From ice + box.

  1. agreeable, awesome. (as a superlative of cool)

    MIKE: Yeah, yeah, so. So we'll forget about the rent, we'll pay you another time, is that cool? BALOWSKI: Yes, that's absolutely icebox! See you later, Ford Anglia!

noun

Etymology: From ice + box.

  1. A box or compartment containing ice, typically used to keep provisions cool.
  2. A compartment in a refrigerator that is colder than the rest of the refrigerator and is used as a freezer.
  3. A refrigerator.
  4. A city with a cold or snowy climate.

    I moved here from the icebox of the upper Midwest.

  5. A prison.

    The sister ran after them and brought them back and had Owen heaved into the icebox.

  6. A morgue.