"icebox" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈʌɪsbɒks/ [UK] Audio: En-au-icebox.ogg Forms: ice-box [alternative]
Etymology: From ice + box. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|ice|box}} ice + box Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} icebox (not comparable)
  1. (slang) agreeable, awesome. (as a superlative of cool) Tags: not-comparable, slang
    Sense id: en-icebox-en-adj-qWF9RDCX

Noun

IPA: /ˈʌɪsbɒks/ [UK] Audio: En-au-icebox.ogg Forms: iceboxes [plural], ice-box [alternative]
Etymology: From ice + box. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|ice|box}} ice + box Head templates: {{en-noun}} icebox (plural iceboxes)
  1. A box or compartment containing ice, typically used to keep provisions cool. Translations (box or compartment containing ice): buzluq (Azerbaijani), buzxana (Azerbaijani), лядні́к (ljadník) [masculine] (Belarusian), 冰箱 (bīngxiāng) (Chinese Mandarin), 冷藏箱 (lěngcángxiāng) (Chinese Mandarin), jäälaatikko (english: box) (Finnish), jäälokero (english: compartment) (Finnish), glacière [feminine] (French), Eisschrank [masculine] (German), ghiacciaia [feminine] (Italian), 冷蔵箱 (reizōbako) (alt: れいぞうばこ) (Japanese), アイスボックス (aisubokkusu) (Japanese), クーラーボックス (kūrābokkusu) (Japanese), 아이스박스 (aiseubakseu) (Korean), Iessschaup [neuter] (Plautdietsch), lodówka [feminine] (Polish), холоди́льник (xolodílʹnik) [masculine] (Russian), ле́дник (lédnik) [masculine] (Russian), hielera [feminine] (Spanish), nevera [feminine] (Spanish), nebera (Tagalog), buzluk (Turkish), льодо́вник (lʹodóvnyk) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
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  2. (UK) A compartment in a refrigerator that is colder than the rest of the refrigerator and is used as a freezer. Tags: UK
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  3. (US, dated) A refrigerator. Tags: US, dated
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  4. (US, slang) A city with a cold or snowy climate. Tags: US, slang
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  5. (US, slang) A prison. Tags: US, slang
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  6. (US, slang) A morgue. Tags: US, slang
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cool box, cooler, coolbox, chilly bin [New-Zealand], esky [Australia] Derived forms: icebox cake, icebox cookie, iceboxful, icebox pie Translations (compartment of a refrigerator used as a freezer): pakastelokero (Finnish), congélateur [masculine] (French), compartiment à glaçons [masculine] (French), χύξη (chýxi) [feminine] (Greek), congelatore [masculine] (Italian), freezer (Italian), pākatio (Maori), zamrażarka [feminine] (Polish), морози́лка (morozílka) [feminine] (Russian), frysfack [neuter] (Swedish), buzluk (Turkish)
Disambiguation of 'compartment of a refrigerator used as a freezer': 15 42 41 0 0 1

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "sense": "compartment of a refrigerator used as a freezer",
      "word": "buzluk"
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}

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          "ref": "1982, Alexei Sayle, The Young Ones:",
          "text": "MIKE: Yeah, yeah, so. So we'll forget about the rent, we'll pay you another time, is that cool?\nBALOWSKI: Yes, that's absolutely icebox! See you later, Ford Anglia!",
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