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fresh
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- pronunciation:
- fresh
- features:
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
fresher, freshest |
| definition 1: |
When something is fresh, it is new or like it is new. It has just been made. When snow is fresh, it has just fallen.
Nothing is better than eating fresh bread straight out of the oven.Alana brought her grandmother a fresh cup of tea.- synonyms:
- brand-new, new
- antonyms:
- set, stale
- similar words:
- different, latest, original, recent, unfamiliar, unusual
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| definition 2: |
When vegetables, fruits, and flowers are fresh, they have recently been picked. They are not old. Also, they are real and not made of plastic or other material.
My mom likes to have fresh flowers on the table. She picks them from our yard.We were going to buy some lettuce, but it didn't look fresh. |
| definition 3: |
If meat is fresh, it is not too old to eat. If milk is fresh, it is OK to drink. It is not spoiled.
Lily's mom thought the milk was not fresh, so she threw it away.- antonyms:
- bad, off, rotten, sour, stale
- similar words:
- edible
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| definition 4: |
Fresh food is food that has not been frozen or kept in cans.
Fresh fish is more expensive than frozen fish.- similar words:
- raw
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| definition 5: |
When air is fresh, it is clean. It has the smell of nature and is not polluted.
We enjoyed the fresh air while camping in the woods.- synonyms:
- clean, pure
- antonyms:
- sticky
- similar words:
- clear, sweet
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| definition 6: |
When we talk about fresh water, we mean water that is not salty. Rivers and most lakes contain fresh water. Ocean water is not fresh water because of the salt in it. Fresh water is very important because it is water that people can drink.
Some fish live only in fresh water. Some other kinds of fish live only in salt water.- synonyms:
- sweet
- similar words:
- pure
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| definition 7: |
When you feel fresh, you feel new and alive.
Jason's dad was tired and hot from working outside, but he felt fresh after taking a nice, cool shower.- synonyms:
- refreshed
- antonyms:
- tired
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| related words: |
clean, crisp, rude |
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| derivations: |
freshly (adv.), freshness (n.) |
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