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Word: Fresh
Speech Type: Adjective
Old English fersc ‘not salt, fit for drinking’, superseded in Middle English by forms from Old French freis, fresche; both ultimately of Germanic origin and related to Dutch vers and German frisch
frɛʃ
(of food) recently made or obtained; not tinned, frozen, or otherwise preserved
Short Definition:(of food) recently made or obtained
Examples:- fresh fruit
not previously known or used; new or different
Short Definition:not previously known or used
Examples:- the court had heard fresh evidence
(of a person) full of energy and vigour
Short Definition:full of energy and vigour
Examples:- they are feeling fresh after a good night's sleep
(of water) not salty
Short Definition:not salty
Examples:- all the fresh water in the world's lakes
(of the wind) cool and fairly strong
Short Definition:(of wind) cool
Examples:- a fresh northerly wind was speeding the ship southwards
(of a person) having just had (a particular experience) or come from (a particular place)
Short Definition:newly come from
Examples:- we were fresh out of art school
presumptuous towards someone, especially in a sexual way
Short Definition:presumptuous in sexual way
Examples:- one truck driver decided to get fresh with me
having an unpleasant, slightly rotten smell
Short Definition:having unpleasant smell
Examples:- this place was covered in water and smelled fresh like hell
Word: Fresh
Speech Type: Adverb
frɛʃ
newly; recently
Short Definition:newly
Examples:- fresh-baked bread
- fresh-cut grass
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