Meaning of 'fresh' (Webster Dictionary)
- A stream or spring of fresh water.
- A flood; a freshet.
- The mingling of fresh water with salt in rivers or bays, as
by means of a flood of fresh water flowing toward or into the sea.
- Possessed of original life and vigor; new and strong;
unimpaired; sound.
- New; original; additional.
- Lately produced, gathered, or prepared for market; not
stale; not dried or preserved; not wilted, faded, or tainted; in good
condition; as, fresh vegetables, flowers, eggs, meat, fruit, etc.;
recently made or obtained; occurring again; repeated; as, a fresh
supply of goods; fresh tea, raisins, etc.; lately come or made public;
as, fresh news; recently taken from a well or spring; as, fresh water.
- Youthful; florid; as, these fresh nymphs.
- In a raw, green, or untried state; uncultivated;
uncultured; unpracticed; as, a fresh hand on a ship.
- Renewed in vigor, alacrity, or readiness for action; as,
fresh for a combat; hence, tending to renew in vigor; rather strong;
cool or brisk; as, a fresh wind.
- Not salt; as, fresh water, in distinction from that
which is from the sea, or brackish; fresh meat, in distinction from
that which is pickled or salted.
- To refresh; to freshen.
Meaning of 'fresh' (Princeton's WordNet)
Meaning (1):
- recently made, produced, or harvested
Example in sentence:- a fresh scent;
- fresh bread;
- fresh lettuce
Meaning (2):
- not canned or otherwise preserved
Meaning (3):
- not containing or composed of salt water
Meaning (4):
- very recently
Example in sentence:- a freshly cleaned floor;
- a newly arranged hairdo;
- grass new washed by the rain;
- newly raised objections;
- they are newly married;
- we are fresh out of tomatoes
Meaning (5):
- not yet used or soiled
Example in sentence:- a fresh sheet of paper;
- a fresh shirt;
- an unused envelope
Meaning (6):
- (of a cycle) beginning or occurring again
Example in sentence:- a fresh start;
- fresh ideas
Meaning (7):
- improperly forward or bold
Example in sentence:- an impudent boy given to insulting strangers;
- don't be fresh with me;
- Don't get wise with me!;
- impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup
Meaning (8):
- free from impurities
Meaning (9):
- not soured or preserved
Meaning (10):
- imparting vitality and energy
Meaning (11):
- original and of a kind not seen before
Example in sentence:- the computer produced a completely novel proof of a well-known theorem
Meaning (12):
- having recently calved and therefore able to give milk
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