icebox
Pre-electric food storage
An icebox is an insulated cabinet for keeping food cold, originally cooled by blocks of ice.
Before electric refrigerators became standard in the mid-20th century, households received regular ice deliveries.
The term persists as an informal synonym for refrigerator: There's milk in the icebox.
A place described as an icebox is uncomfortably cold: This office is an icebox.
Old valued collectible
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
- midcenturyAround the 1950s
- old-fashionedBelonging to earlier times
- retroEvoking recent past
classic · heirloom · collectible · bygone · yesteryear · Americana · iceman · porcelain
Enclosed storage furniture
- chestRibcage region or strongbox
- hutchCage for small pets
- larderCool food storage room
- pantryHousehold provisions closet
sideboard · wooden · insulated · hinged · latch · drain · shelving · lined
Causing fear or cold
- coolingLosing thermal energy
- freshnessState of being unspoiled
- perishablesItems prone to decay
- spoilageFood degradation process
leftovers · dairy · meat · produce · beverages · condiments · eggs · butter
Subzero storage compartment
- compressorPressure-increasing mechanical device
- thermostatAutomatic climate control device
- defrostRemove ice accumulation
- insulationThermal transfer prevention
gasket · shelves · crisper · door · motor · ventilation · coils · freon
antique
Old valued collectible
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
- midcenturyAround the 1950s
- old-fashionedBelonging to earlier times
retro · classic · heirloom · collectible · bygone · yesteryear · Americana · iceman · porcelain
cabinet
Enclosed storage furniture
pantry · sideboard · wooden · insulated · hinged · latch · drain · shelving · lined · dovetailed
chilling
Causing fear or cold
- coolingLosing thermal energy
- freshnessState of being unspoiled
- perishablesItems prone to decay
spoilage · leftovers · dairy · meat · produce · beverages · condiments · eggs · butter · milk
freezer
Subzero storage compartment
- compressorPressure-increasing mechanical device
- thermostatAutomatic climate control device
- defrostRemove ice accumulation
insulation · gasket · shelves · crisper · door · motor · ventilation · coils · freon
morgue
Corpse holding facility
- Cold Expressionsfreezing cold, bitter cold, bone-chilling, cold snap, cold spell
- refrigerationcompressor, refrigerant, condenser, refrigerants, evaporation
- tenementsapartment, railroad flat, railroad apartment, cold water flat, walk-ups
- antiquesantiques, antique furniture, antique, antique coins, Greek vases
- boxestoolbox, shoebox, strongbox, hatbox, breadbox
- cold storagefreezer, cold room, walk-in freezer, chest freezer, deep freeze
- tip of the icebergVisible portion suggesting hidden mass
- icebox cakeLayered no-bake chilled dessert
- iceberg lettuceCompact, pale salad green
- tip of icebergSmall evident part