fresh
IPA: frˈɛʃ
noun
- A rush of water, along a river or onto the land; a flood.
- A stream or spring of fresh water.
- 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.
- A surname from German.
verb
- (commercial fishing) To pack (fish) loosely on ice.
- To flood or dilute an area of salt water with flowing fresh water.
- (of wind) To become stronger.
- To rebore the barrel of a rifle or shotgun.
- To update.
- To freshen up.
- To renew.
- (of a dairy cow) to give birth to a calf.
adjective
- Newly produced or obtained; recent.
- (of food) Not dried, frozen, or spoiled.
- (of plant material) Still green and not dried.
- Invigoratingly cool and refreshing.
- (of water) Without salt; not saline.
- Rested; not tired or fatigued.
- In a raw or untried state; uncultured; unpracticed.
- Youthful; florid.
- Disobedient or rude, as of a child.
- (slang) Good, fashionable.
- (archaic, slang) Tipsy; drunk.
- Rude, cheeky, or inappropriate; presumptuous; disrespectful; forward.
- Sexually aggressive or forward; prone to caress too eagerly; overly flirtatious.
adverb
- recently; just recently; most recently
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Examples of "fresh" in Sentences
- The air is fresh in the mountain.
- The air contaminated the freshness.
- The freshness is key with any food.
- The company is fresh and optimistic.
- The air on the top was cool and fresh.
- The air was fresh and clean in the country.
- The air is fresh and the water is clean there.
- It is the largest body of fresh water in the islands.
- It extends the freshness and fights microbial degradation.
- The new town is all straight lines, fresh paint and smooth paving.