icebox

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
17
Words With Friends
19
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈʌɪsbɒks/(UK)

Definition of icebox

7 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A box or compartment containing ice, typically used to keep provisions cool.
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noun

  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.”
  6. (US, slang)A morgue.

adj

  1. (not-comparable, 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!”

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Etymology

From ice + box.

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