fresh | |
1. adj. Newly produced or obtained. | |
He followed the fresh hoofprints to find the deer. | |
I seem to make fresh mistakes every time I start writing. | |
2. adj. Not cooked, dried, frozen, or spoiled. | |
After taking a beating in the boxing ring, the left side of his face looked like fresh meat. | |
I brought home from the market a nice bunch of fresh spinach leaves straight from the farm. | |
a glass of fresh milk | |
3. adj. (of plant material) Still green and not dried. | |
4. adj. Refreshing or cool. | |
What a nice fresh breeze. | |
5. adj. (of water) Without salt; not saline. | |
After a day at sea it was good to feel the fresh water of the stream. | |
6. adj. Rested; not tired or fatigued. | |
7. adj. In a raw or untried state; uncultured; unpracticed. | |
a fresh hand on a ship | |
8. adj. Youthful; florid. | |
9. adj. (slang) Good, fashionable. | |
a fresh pair of sneakers | |
10. adj. (figurative) Recent or new, sometimes to the point of causing extreme joy or extreme discomfort. | |
With his recent lottery prize fresh in his mind, Joe was too happy to contain himself. | |
With his recent breakup fresh in his mind, he was unable to concentrate on his task at work. | |
11. adv. recently; just recently; most recently | |
We are fresh out of milk. | |
12. s. A rush of water, along a river or onto the land; a flood. | |
13. s. A stream or spring of fresh water. | |
14. s. 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. | |
15. adj. Rude, cheeky, or inappropriate; presumptuous; disrespectful; forward. | |
No one liked his fresh comments. | |
16. adj. Sexually aggressive or forward; prone to caress too eagerly; overly flirtatious. | |
Hey, don't get fresh with me! | |