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fresh water
1. n. Water with a very low content of dissolved salt, as opposed to brackish water or salt water.
Analysis
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.
water		©
1. n. A substance (of molecular formula H₂O) found at room temperature and pressure as a clear liquid; it is present naturally as rain, and found in rivers, lakes and seas; its solid form is ice and its gas
By the action of electricity, the water was resolved into its two parts, oxygen and hydrogen.
2. n.          (in particular) The liquid form of this substance: liquid H₂O.
May I have a glass of water?
Your plants need more water.

Example Sentences

Rainstorms provided the survivors with the one thing they most needed, some fresh water.

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