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Fresh

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Adjective

1. fresh

recently made, produced, or harvested

Example Sentences:
'fresh bread'
'a fresh scent'
'fresh lettuce'

2. fresh

(of a cycle) beginning or occurring again

Example Sentences:
'a fresh start'
'fresh ideas'

3. bracing, brisk, fresh, refreshful, refreshing, tonic

imparting vitality and energy

Example Sentences:
'the bracing mountain air'

4. fresh, new, novel

original and of a kind not seen before

Example Sentences:
'the computer produced a completely novel proof of a well-known theorem'

5. fresh

not canned or otherwise preserved

Example Sentences:
'fresh vegetables'

6. fresh, sweet

not containing or composed of salt water

Example Sentences:
'fresh water'

7. fresh

having recently calved and therefore able to give milk

Example Sentences:
'the cow is fresh'

8. fresh, invigorated, refreshed, reinvigorated

with restored energy

9. fresh, sweet, unfermented

not soured or preserved

Example Sentences:
'sweet milk'

10. clean, fresh

free from impurities

Example Sentences:
'clean water'
'fresh air'

11. fresh, unused

not yet used or soiled

Example Sentences:
'a fresh shirt'
'a fresh sheet of paper'
'an unused envelope'

12. fresh, impertinent, impudent, overbold, sassy, saucy, smart, wise

improperly forward or bold

Example Sentences:
'don't be fresh with me'
'impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup'
'an impudent boy given to insulting strangers'
'Don't get wise with me!'

Adverb

13. fresh, freshly, new, newly

very recently

Example Sentences:
'they are newly married'
'newly raised objections'
'a newly arranged hairdo'
'grass new washed by the rain'
'a freshly cleaned floor'
'we are fresh out of tomatoes'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Fresh

see synonyms of fresh
adjective
1. 
not stale or deteriorated; newly made, harvested, etc
fresh bread
fresh strawberries
2. 
newly acquired, created, found, etc
fresh publications
3. 
novel; original
a fresh outlook
4. 
latest; most recent
fresh developments
5. 
further; additional; more
fresh supplies
6. 
not canned, frozen, or otherwise preserved
fresh fruit
7. 
(of water) not salt
8. 
bright or clear
a fresh morning
9. 
chilly or invigorating
a fresh breeze
10. 
not tired; alert; refreshed
11. 
not worn or faded
fresh colours
12. 
having a healthy or ruddy appearance
13. 
newly or just arrived; straight
fresh from the presses
14. 
youthful or inexperienced
15. mainly US
designating a female farm animal, esp a cow, that has recently given birth
16. informal
presumptuous or disrespectful; forward
17. Northern England dialect
partially intoxicated; tipsy
noun
18. 
the fresh part or time of something
19.  another name for freshet
verb
20. obsolete
to make or become fresh; freshen
adverb
21. 
in a fresh manner; freshly
22.  fresh out of

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Fresh

see synonyms of fresh
adjective
1. 
a. 
recently produced, obtained, or arrived
b. 
newly made
fresh coffee
2. 
having original strength, vigor, quality, taste, etc.
; esp.,
a. 
not preserved by being salted, pickled, canned, or frozen
fresh meat, fresh vegetables
b. 
not spoiled, rotten, or stale
c. 
not tired; vigorous; lively
to feel fresh after a nap
d. 
not worn, soiled, faded, etc.; vivid; bright; clean
e. 
youthful or healthy in appearance
a fresh complexion
3. 
not known before; new; recent
fresh information
4. 
additional; further
a fresh start
5. 
a. 
inexperienced; unaccustomed
b. 
having just arrived
6. 
original, spontaneous, and stimulating
fresh ideas
7. 
cool and refreshing; invigorating
a fresh spring day
8. 
brisk; strong
said of the wind
9. 
not salt
said of water
10. 
designating or of a cow that has just begun to give milk, as after having borne a calf
noun
11. 
the fresh part
12. 
a freshet
13. 
a pool or stream of fresh water
adverb
14. 
in a fresh manner
verb intransitive, verb transitive
15. 
to make or become fresh
adjective
Informal
bold; saucy; impertinent; impudent

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Fresh

see synonyms of fresh
adj. fresh·er, fresh·est
1.
a. New to one's experience; not encountered before: fresh evidence.
b. Unusual or different: a fresh approach on the problem. See Synonyms at new.
2.
a. Recently made, produced, or harvested; not stale or spoiled: fresh bread.
b. Not preserved, as by canning, smoking, or freezing: fresh vegetables.
3. Not saline or salty: fresh water.
4.
a. Not yet used or soiled; clean: a fresh sheet of paper.
b. Free from impurity or pollution; pure: fresh air.
c. Not dull or faded: a fresh memory.
d. Newly applied, especially to restore or enhance: a fresh coat of paint.
5. Fairly strong and often cool; brisk: a fresh wind.
6.
a. Having just arrived: fashions fresh from Paris.
b. Untried or trained but not experienced: fresh volunteers.
7.
a. Revived or reinvigorated; refreshed: I was fresh as a daisy after the nap.
b. Rested and ready for a long ride. Used of horses.
c. Having the glowing or unspoiled appearance of youth: a fresh complexion.
8. Having recently calved and therefore producing milk. Used of a cow.
9. Informal Lacking respectful restraint; impudent: Don't get fresh with me!
10. Slang Excellent; first-rate.
adv.
Recently; newly: fresh out of milk; muffins baked fresh daily.
n.
1. The early part: the fresh of the day.
2. A freshet.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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