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ice box

ice box is the alternative form of icebox.

Meaning of icebox

Noun

icebox (plural iceboxes)

  1. A box or compartment containing ice, typically used to keep provisions cool.
  2. (UK) A compartment in a refrigerator that is colder than the rest of the refrigerator and is used as a freezer.
  3. (US, dated) A refrigerator.
  4. (US, slang) A city with a cold or snowy climate.
    • I moved here from the icebox of the upper Midwest.
  5. (US, slang) A prison.
    • The sister ran after them and brought them back and had Owen heaved into the icebox.1939, Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, page 47
  6. (US, slang) A morgue.

See all 7 meanings of icebox

Noun capitalized: ICE box

ICE box (plural ICE boxes)

  1. Synonym of ICE table.
    Synonyms:
    ICE table

Synonyms of ice box

Forms of ice box

pluralice boxes
pluralICE boxes

Questions about ice box

What does ice box mean?
Ice box means synonym of ICE table.
What is ice box the alternative form of?
Ice box is the alternative form of icebox.
What part of speech is ice box?
Ice box is a noun.
What is the plural of ice box?
The plural of ice box is ice boxes.

Words near ice box in the dictionary

  1. ice blondes
  2. ice blue
  3. ice blues
  4. ice boat
  5. ice boats
  6. ice box
  7. ice boxes
  8. ice breaker
  9. ice breakers
  10. ice bridge
  11. ice bridges

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Adapted from Wiktionary: ice box (page history and authors); ICE box (page history and authors); icebox (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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