Antonyms for icebox


Grammar : Adj, noun
Spell : ahys-boks
Phonetic Transcription : ˈaɪsˌbɒks


Definition of icebox

Origin :
  • also ice-box, 1839, from ice (n.) + box (n.).
  • As in wintry : adj cold, snowy
  • As in chilly : adj cold
  • As in shivery : adj cold
  • As in cold : adj chilly, freezing
  • As in frigid : adj extremely cold
  • As in big house : noun penal institution
  • As in refrigerator : noun fridge
  • As in cooler : noun refrigerator
Example sentences :
  • He told Thea there were a few roses left in the icebox and he would get one.
  • Extract from : « Song of the Lark » by Willa Cather
  • I have half a cold chicken in the icebox and a bottle of beer.
  • Extract from : « A Top-Floor Idyl » by George van Schaick
  • Said 'he was as cool as an icebox during the whole engagement.'
  • Extract from : « Uncle Daniel's Story Of "Tom" Anderson » by John McElroy
  • You see, even this icebox seems like a friend after my experience in the States.
  • Extract from : « The Alaskan » by James Oliver Curwood
  • The teachers got icebox, stove, and piano from a second-hand store.
  • Extract from : « Across the Fruited Plain » by Florence Crannell Means
  • The heat is removed by it from the inside of an icebox for instance, and put outside, which is what is wanted.
  • Extract from : « Skylark Three » by Edward Elmer Smith
  • The icebox gave me a cold Jumbo bottle and I turned on our little portable set.
  • Extract from : « Cue for Quiet » by Thomas L. Sherred
  • He stowed me away in a corner behind the icebox and in that corner I remained for the rest of the evening.
  • Extract from : « An Autobiography of Buffalo Bill (Colonel W. F. Cody) » by Buffalo Bill (William Frederick Cody)
  • The general kept a syphon in the icebox, and his wife's tea, which he loathed, gave him his excuse.
  • Extract from : « The Main Chance » by Meredith Nicholson
  • "Let's have the sarsaparilla," he whispered in Dot's ear, as the generous woman bustled away to the icebox.
  • Extract from : « The Corner House Girls Growing Up » by Grace Brooks Hill

Synonyms for icebox

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