freezer
part of speech
noun (a freezer, freezers)
meaning for a pupil
1) A freezer is a very cold cupboard or box that freezes food to keep it fresh for a long time. tree →
2) A freezer can be part of a fridge (the top or bottom part) or a separate machine. tree →
sense in the lessons
In everyday life and science, a freezer keeps food at about −18 °C (0 °F), well below the freezing point of water (0 °C, 32 °F), so ice lollies, ice cubes and frozen peas stay frozen. In safety lessons, children never play or hide inside a chest freezer or old fridge, because the door can shut and trap them. Frozen meat should thaw in the fridge. Phrases: in the freezer, chest freezer, freezer bag, fridge-freezer.
examples
- Put the ice cream back in the freezer. tree →
- We keep frozen peas in the freezer. tree →
- Fill the tray with water and put it in the freezer to make ice. tree →
- Never climb into a freezer; the door can lock. tree →
- The freezer is colder than the fridge. tree →
- Mum took the chicken out of the freezer to defrost. tree →
- Don't touch frosty metal in the freezer with wet fingers. tree →
- The freezer is full of ice lollies. tree →
note
Countable: a freezer, freezers. Fridge = cold (keeps food a few days); freezer = colder (freezes food for months). Spelled with -zer. Water in the freezer expands as it turns to ice, which is why bottles can crack.
In the corpora
- Water is strange: it grows bigger when it freezes, which is why ice floats and a full bottle cracks in the freezer.
- A freezer stops germs growing almost completely but does not kill most of them, so defrosted meat must still be cooked properly.
- A glow stick in the freezer glows more dimly but lasts longer, because cold slows the reaction down.
- Liquid expands when it freezes, so a can left in the freezer can burst.
- Liquid expands when it freezes, so a can or glass bottle left in the freezer can burst.
Trees and pragmatics
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