Fresh

fresh, adj. in a state of activity and health: new and strong, not stale or faded: recently produced or obtained: untried: having renewed vigour: healthy, refreshing, invigorating: brisk: ( slang ) tipsy: not salt.— n. ( Shak. ) a small stream of fresh water: ( Scot. ) a thaw, open weather.— adj. Fresh′-blown , newly blown, as a flower.— v.t. Fresh′en , to make fresh: to take the saltne from.— v.i. to grow fresh: to grow brisk or strong.— ns. Fresh′ener ; Fresh′et , a pool or stream of fresh water: the sudden overflow of a river from rain or melted snow.— adj. Fresh′ish .— adv. Fresh′ly .— ns. Fresh′man , one in the rudiments of knowledge, esp. a university student in his first year—also Fresh′er ; Fresh′manship , Fresh′erdom .— adj. Fresh′-new ( Shak. ), unpractised, wholly unacquainted; Fresh′wa′ter , of or pertaining to water not salt: accustomed to sail only on fresh water—hence unskilled, raw. [A.S. fersc ; cf. Dut. versch , Ger. frisch .]