From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fresh
adv 1: very recently; "they are newly married"; "newly raised
objections"; "a newly arranged hairdo"; "grass new washed
by the rain"; "a freshly cleaned floor"; "we are fresh
out of tomatoes" [syn: newly, freshly, fresh,
new]
adj 1: recently made, produced, or harvested; "fresh bread"; "a
fresh scent"; "fresh lettuce" [ant: stale]
2: (of a cycle) beginning or occurring again; "a fresh start";
"fresh ideas"
3: imparting vitality and energy; "the bracing mountain air"
[syn: bracing, brisk, fresh, refreshing,
refreshful, tonic]
4: original and of a kind not seen before; "the computer
produced a completely novel proof of a well-known theorem"
[syn: fresh, new, novel]
5: not canned or otherwise preserved; "fresh vegetables" [ant:
preserved]
6: not containing or composed of salt water; "fresh water" [syn:
fresh, sweet] [ant: salty]
7: having recently calved and therefore able to give milk; "the
cow is fresh"
8: with restored energy [syn: fresh, invigorated,
refreshed, reinvigorated]
9: not soured or preserved; "sweet milk" [syn: fresh, sweet,
unfermented]
10: free from impurities; "clean water"; "fresh air" [syn:
clean, fresh]
11: not yet used or soiled; "a fresh shirt"; "a fresh sheet of
paper"; "an unused envelope" [syn: fresh, unused]
12: improperly forward or bold; "don't be fresh with me";
"impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup"; "an impudent
boy given to insulting strangers"; "Don't get wise with me!"
[syn: fresh, impertinent, impudent, overbold,
smart, saucy, sassy, wise]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Fresh \Fresh\ (fr[e^]sh), a. [Compar. Fresher
(fr[e^]sh"[~e]r); superl. Freshest.] [OE. fresch, AS.
fersc; akin to D. versch, G. frisch, OHG. frisc, Sw. frisk,
Dan. frisk, fersk, Icel. fr[imac]skr frisky, brisk, ferskr
fresh; cf. It. fresco, OF. fres, freis, fem. freske, fresche,
F. frais, fem. fra[^i]che, which are of German origin. Cf.
Fraischeur, Fresco, Frisk.]
1. Possessed of original life and vigor; new and strong;
unimpaired; sound.
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2. New; original; additional. "Fear of fresh mistakes." --Sir
W. Scott.
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A fresh pleasure in every fresh posture of the
limbs. --Landor.
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3. Lately produced, gathered, or prepared for market; not
stale; not dried or preserved; not wilted, faded, or
tainted; in good condition; as, fresh vegetables, flowers,
eggs, meat, fruit, etc.; recently made or obtained;
occurring again; repeated; as, a fresh supply of goods;
fresh tea, raisins, etc.; lately come or made public; as,
fresh news; recently taken from a well or spring; as,
fresh water.
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4. Youthful; florid; as, these fresh nymphs. --Shak.
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5. In a raw, green, or untried state; uncultivated;
uncultured; unpracticed; as, a fresh hand on a ship.
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6. Renewed in vigor, alacrity, or readiness for action; as,
fresh for a combat; hence, tending to renew in vigor;
rather strong; cool or brisk; as, a fresh wind.
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7. Not salt; as, fresh water, in distinction from that which
is from the sea, or brackish; fresh meat, in distinction
from that which is pickled or salted.
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Fresh breeze (Naut.), a breeze between a moderate and a
strong breeze; one blowinq about twenty miles an hour.
Fresh gale, a gale blowing about forty-five miles an hour.
Fresh way (Naut.), increased speed.
Syn: Sound; unimpaired; recent; unfaded: ruddy; florid;
sweet; good: inexperienced; unpracticed: unused; lively;
vigorous; strong.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Fresh \Fresh\, n.; pl. Freshes.
1. A stream or spring of fresh water.
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He shall drink naught but brine; for I'll not show
him
Where the quick freshes are. --Shak.
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2. A flood; a freshet. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
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3. 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. --Beverly.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Fresh \Fresh\, v. t.
To refresh; to freshen. [Obs.] --Rom. of R.
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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008) [foldoc]:
Fresh
<language>
["Fresh: A Higher-Order Language Based on Unification",
G. Smolka, in Logic Programming: Functions, Relations and
Equations", D. DeGroot et al, P-H 1986, pp. 469-524].
(1996-04-28)