fresh

[[t]frɛʃ[/t]]

adj., fresh•er, fresh•est, adv. n. v.

1) newly made or obtained:

fresh footprints[/ex]

2) recently arrived; just come:

fresh from school[/ex]

3) not previously known; new; novel:

to uncover fresh facts[/ex]

4) additional or further:

fresh supplies[/ex]

5) not salty, as water

6) retaining the original properties unimpaired; not stale or spoiled:

Is the milk still fresh?[/ex]

7) not preserved by freezing, canning, pickling, salting, drying, etc.:

fresh vegetables[/ex]

8) not tired or fatigued; vigorous:

She was still fresh after that long walk[/ex]

9) not faded, worn, obliterated, etc.:

fresh paint[/ex]

10) looking youthful and healthy:

a fresh beauty[/ex]

11) pure, cool, or refreshing, as air

12) mer (of wind) moderately strong or brisk

13) inexperienced; green; callow:

fresh recruits[/ex]

14) inf Informal. forward or presumptuous; impertinent

15) ahb. (of a cow) having recently given birth and begun a new milk flow

16) sts sl. exciting; appealing; great

17) newly; recently; just now:

I am fresh out of ideas[/ex]

18) the fresh part or time

19) a freshet

20) to make or become fresh

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Etymology: bef. 900; ME; OE fersc fresh′ly, adv. fresh′ness, n. syn: See new