Refrigerator vs Soda - What's the difference?
refrigerator | soda |
A household appliance used for keeping food fresh by refrigeration (short form fridge ).
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One who has a chilling influence.
* Charles Dickens, Bleak House
(uncountable) Sodium bicarbonate.
(uncountable) Sodium in chemical combination.
(uncountable) Carbonated water (originally made with sodium bicarbonate).
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‘Civilized,’ he said to Mr. Campion. ‘Humanizing.’ […] ‘Cigars and summer days and women in big hats with swansdown face-powder, that's what it reminds me of.’}} (chiefly, US, regional, especially, in the northeast, uncountable) Any carbonated (usually sweet) soft drink.
(chiefly, US, regional, especially, in the northeast, countable) A glass, bottle or can of this drink.
As nouns the difference between refrigerator and soda
is that refrigerator is a household appliance used for keeping food fresh by refrigeration (short form fridge ) while soda is soldier.refrigerator
English
Noun
(en noun)citation, passage=An artificial kidney these days still means a refrigerator -sized dialysis machine. Such devices mimic the way real kidneys cleanse blood and eject impurities and surplus water as urine.}}
- in a state of sublime satisfaction, he moves among the company, a magnificent refrigerator .
Synonyms
* fridge, frigerator * iceboxDerived terms
* refrigerator-freezer * refrigerator mother * refrigerator pieSee also
* cooler * freezer * icebox ----soda
English
Noun
citation, passage=A waiter brought his aperitif, which was a small scotch and soda , and as he sipped it gratefully he sighed.
‘Civilized,’ he said to Mr. Campion. ‘Humanizing.’ […] ‘Cigars and summer days and women in big hats with swansdown face-powder, that's what it reminds me of.’}}