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FRESH
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Improperly forward or bold
Example:
Don't get wise with me!
Synonyms:
fresh; impertinent; impudent; overbold; sassy; saucy; smart; wise
Classified under:
Similar:
forward (used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty)
Derivation:
freshness (the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Not yet used or soiled
Example:
an unused envelope
Synonyms:
fresh; unused
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Similar:
clean (free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits)
Derivation:
freshness (the property of being pure and fresh (as if newly made); not stale or deteriorated)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Recently made, produced, or harvested
Example:
fresh lettuce
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Adjectives
Similar:
strong; warm (freshly made or left)
incorrupt; undecomposed (not decayed)
good; unspoiled; unspoilt (not left to spoil)
fresh-cut (cut recently)
crisp (pleasingly firm and fresh)
caller (fresh)
Also:
new (not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered)
Attribute:
freshness (the property of being pure and fresh (as if newly made); not stale or deteriorated)
Antonym:
stale (lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age)
Derivation:
freshness (the property of being pure and fresh (as if newly made); not stale or deteriorated)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Not canned or otherwise preserved
Example:
fresh vegetables
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Adjectives
Similar:
unprocessed (not treated or prepared by a special process)
Antonym:
preserved (prevented from decaying or spoiling and prepared for future use)
Sense 5
Meaning:
Not containing or composed of salt water
Example:
fresh water
Synonyms:
fresh; sweet
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Adjectives
Antonym:
salty (containing or filled with salt)
Sense 6
Meaning:
Imparting vitality and energy
Example:
the bracing mountain air
Synonyms:
bracing; brisk; fresh; refreshful; refreshing; tonic
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Adjectives
Similar:
invigorating (imparting strength and vitality)
Derivation:
freshness (the property of being pure and fresh (as if newly made); not stale or deteriorated)
Sense 7
Meaning:
(of a cycle) beginning or occurring again
Example:
fresh ideas
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Adjectives
Similar:
new (not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered)
Derivation:
freshness (originality by virtue of being refreshingly novel)
Sense 8
Meaning:
Original and of a kind not seen before
Example:
the computer produced a completely novel proof of a well-known theorem
Synonyms:
fresh; new; novel
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Adjectives
Similar:
original (being or productive of something fresh and unusual; or being as first made or thought of)
Derivation:
freshness (originality by virtue of being new and surprising)
Sense 9
Meaning:
Free from impurities
Example:
fresh air
Synonyms:
clean; fresh
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Adjectives
Similar:
pure (free of extraneous elements of any kind)
Derivation:
freshness (the property of being pure and fresh (as if newly made); not stale or deteriorated)
Sense 10
Meaning:
Not soured or preserved
Example:
sweet milk
Synonyms:
fresh; sweet; unfermented
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Adjectives
Similar:
unsoured (not having turned bad)
Derivation:
freshness (the property of being pure and fresh (as if newly made); not stale or deteriorated)
Sense 11
Meaning:
With restored energy
Synonyms:
fresh; invigorated; refreshed; reinvigorated
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Adjectives
Similar:
rested (not tired; refreshed as by sleeping or relaxing)
Derivation:
freshness (an alert and refreshed state)
Sense 12
Meaning:
Having recently calved and therefore able to give milk
Example:
the cow is fresh
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Adjectives
Similar:
lactating; wet (producing or secreting milk)
II. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Very recently
Example:
we are fresh out of tomatoes
Synonyms:
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Context examples:
Report to me if anything fresh occurs, and rely upon my assistance if it should be needed.
(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Nay, I am woodman enough to see that no deer hath passed this way this morning; and yet the blood is fresh.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
And here a fresh alarm brought me to a standstill with a thumping heart.
(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
“I think you’ll agree with me, gentlemen, that Joe Berks would be all the better for some fresh air and exercise,” said my uncle.
(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Vegetables and bread, when they indulged in such luxuries, and even fresh water, was to be procured from the mainland, which was about five miles distant.
(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)
The Scarecrow stuffed himself with fresh straw and Dorothy put new paint on his eyes that he might see better.
(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)
With such an extraordinary buildup of planetary energy in that house, and with lucky Jupiter conjunct the Sun and new moon, it appears fresh opportunities will soon open up for you.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
In the past decade however, researchers have started looking at FePS3 with fresh eyes.
(‘Magnetic graphene’ switches between insulator and conductor, University of Cambridge)
However, some hospitals preferentially give fresh red blood cells to critically ill children, even though clinical studies supporting the benefits of this practice have been lacking.
(Fresh red blood cell transfusions do not help critically ill children more than older cells, National Institutes of Health)
These viruses are common in fresh water, such as lakes and ponds, but weren’t thought to infect humans or animals.
(Algal Virus Infects, Affects Humans, NIH)
