icebox
/ˈaɪsbɒks/noun
उच्चारण आइस्बॉक्स
बर्फ़ से ठंडा रखने वाला डिब्बा, पुराने ज़माने का बर्फ़दान
Core word
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[C]
a box or cupboard that is filled with ice, used in the past for keeping food cold
बर्फ़ से ठंडा रखने वाला डिब्बा, पुराने ज़माने का बर्फ़दान
- Before refrigerators, milk was kept in an icebox.
- The fishermen packed the catch in an icebox.
- The grocer kept fish fresh in an icebox filled with crushed ice.
+ 2 more examples
- They packed cold drinks in the icebox for the picnic.
- My grandmother remembers when an icebox stood in every kitchen.
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[C] North American, old-fashioned
a refrigerator
फ़्रिज
- There is a bottle of juice in the icebox.
- She took the leftovers out of the icebox.
- Put the butter back in the icebox, please.
+ 2 more examples
- There's nothing in the icebox except a few eggs.
- The icebox hums quietly in the corner of the kitchen.
Synonyms fridge refrigerator
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
an icebox (countable noun)
It is a countable noun for a box kept cold with ice, or in American English a fridge.
यह बर्फ़ से ठंडे रखे जाने वाले बक्से के लिए countable noun है, और अमेरिकी English में फ्रिज के लिए भी।
- The fish were kept in an icebox.
- Grandmother still calls the fridge an icebox.
in / out of the icebox
Use 'in' for storing inside and 'out of' for taking out.
भीतर रखने के लिए 'in' और बाहर निकालने के लिए 'out of' का प्रयोग होता है।
- Put the milk in the icebox.
- Take the bottle out of the icebox.
icebox + noun
Used as a modifier: icebox cake, icebox door.
Icebox cake, icebox door जैसे शब्दों में यह modifier की तरह आता है।
- Radhika made an icebox cake without baking.
icebox as figurative place
In informal speech it is also used for a very cold room.
अनौपचारिक भाषा में यह बहुत ठंडे कमरे के लिए भी प्रयुक्त होता है।
- The classroom was an icebox in January.
+Collocations 5
adjective + icebox
portableoldwoodeninsulatedsmall
- A portable icebox kept the cold drinks cool at the picnic.
verb + icebox
fillopenkeep incarrypack
- Fill the icebox with ice before the journey.
icebox + noun
cakedoorlidwatercookie
- The icebox lid was left open and the ice melted.
in + icebox + for
a few hoursthe nightthe picnicthe tripfresh fish
- Keep the fruit in the icebox for the night.
icebox + at
a picnica weddinga partya stall
- A big icebox at the stall kept the lassi cold.
“More examples 6
- Before refrigerators, families kept food cold in an icebox.
Refrigerators से पहले परिवार खाने को ठंडा रखने के लिए icebox का उपयोग करते थे।
- The fishermen carried their catch to the market in a large icebox.
मछुआरे अपनी पकड़ी मछलियाँ एक बड़े icebox में बाज़ार ले गए।
- Radhika packed juice and sandwiches in a small icebox for the train journey.
राधिका ने ट्रेन की यात्रा के लिए एक छोटे icebox में जूस और सैंडविच रखे।
- The icebox in the shop was full of cold drinks.
दुकान का icebox ठंडे पेय से भरा था।
- An old wooden icebox stands in the museum.
संग्रहालय में एक पुराना लकड़ी का icebox रखा है।
- Radhika's grandfather remembers the ice seller who filled the family icebox every morning.
राधिका के दादाजी को वह बर्फ़ वाला याद है जो हर सुबह उनके परिवार का icebox भरता था।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ Put the fish in icebox before the journey.
✓ Put the fish in the icebox before the journey.
A singular countable noun needs an article.
Singular countable noun से पहले article चाहिए।
✗ The icebox are full of ice.
✓ The icebox is full of ice.
A singular subject takes 'is'.
Singular subject के साथ 'is' आता है।