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Word entry · 6 letters

fridge

Best crossword clue

"Kitchen cooler"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /fɹɪd͡ʒ/Part of speech nounSorted defgirStarts with FEnds with E1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. a refrigerator in which the coolant is pumped around by an electric motor

Word origin

The noun is a clipping of refrigerator, perhaps influenced by the Frigidaire brand of refrigerators, or frigerator (“(dated) refrigerator”). The spelling is likely influenced by analogy with bridge, ridge, etc. The verb is derived from the noun.

Used in a sentence

  • I had turned up with a bottle, which the hostess, Celia, had duly fridged, but everyone else had opted for camomile tea, making me feel like the biggest lush in south London.
  • He munched and sipped, wished the soda was cold. Should have fridged it.
  • If you don't have two [baking] stones, bake it in two different batches, fridging your remaining doughs whilst you wait.

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