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icebox

UK/ˈʌɪsbɒks/

icebox noun: a box or compartment containing ice, typically used to keep provisions cool.

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.

Adjective

icebox (not comparable)

  1. (slang) 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!1982, Alexei Sayle, The Young Ones

icebox meaning in Tagalog

icebox in Tagalog

box or compartment containing ice
nebera

Synonyms of icebox

All synonyms of icebox

Forms of icebox

pluraliceboxes
alternative formice-box

Origin of icebox

From ice + box.

Words formed from icebox

Phrases with icebox

Questions about icebox

What does icebox mean?
Icebox means a box or compartment containing ice, typically used to keep provisions cool.
What is icebox in Tagalog?
Icebox in Tagalog is nebera. See Icebox meaning in Tagalog.
What part of speech is icebox?
Icebox can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce icebox?
Icebox is pronounced /ˈʌɪsbɒks/ (UK).
What is the plural of icebox?
The plural of icebox is iceboxes.

Words near icebox in the dictionary

  1. iceboating
  2. iceboats
  3. icebound
  4. icebow
  5. icebows
  6. icebox
  7. icebox cake
  8. icebox cakes
  9. icebox cookie
  10. icebox cookies
  11. icebox pie

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