The difference between Familiar and Fresh

When used as nouns, familiar means an attendant spirit, often in animal or even demon form, whereas fresh means a rush of water, along a river or onto the land.

When used as adjectives, familiar means known to one, whereas fresh means newly produced or obtained.

Fresh is also adverb with the meaning: recently.

Fresh is also verb with the meaning: to pack (fish) loosely on ice.

check bellow for the other definitions of Familiar and Fresh

  1. Familiar as an adjective:

    Known to one.

    Examples:

    "there’s a familiar face; that tune sounds familiar'"

  2. Familiar as an adjective:

    Acquainted.

    Examples:

    "I'm quite familiar with this system; she's not familiar with manual gears"

  3. Familiar as an adjective:

    Intimate or friendly.

    Examples:

    "we are not on familiar terms; our neighbour is not familiar'"

  4. Familiar as an adjective:

    Inappropriately intimate or friendly.

    Examples:

    "Don’t be familiar with me, boy!"

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  5. Familiar as an adjective:

    Of or pertaining to a family; familial.

  1. Familiar as a noun:

    An attendant spirit, often in animal or even demon form.

    Examples:

    "The witch’s familiar was a black cat."

  2. Familiar as a noun (obsolete):

    A member of one's family or household.

  3. Familiar as a noun (obsolete):

    A close friend.

  4. Familiar as a noun (historical):

    The officer of the Inquisition who arrested suspected people.

  1. Fresh as an adjective:

    Newly produced or obtained; recent.

    Examples:

    "He followed the fresh hoofprints to find the deer."

    "I seem to make fresh mistakes every time I start writing."

    "With his recent divorce still fresh in his mind, he was unable to concentrate on his work."

  2. Fresh as an adjective:

    Not cooked, dried, frozen, or spoiled.

    Examples:

    "ant stale"

    "After taking a beating in the boxing ring, the left side of his face looked like fresh meat."

    "I brought home from the market a nice bunch of fresh spinach leaves straight from the farm."

    "a glass of fresh milk"

  3. Fresh as an adjective (of plant material):

    Still green and not dried.

  4. Fresh as an adjective:

    Invigoratingly cool and refreshing.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: cool"

    "What a nice fresh breeze."

  5. Fresh as an adjective (of water):

    Without salt; not saline.

    Examples:

    "ant saline"

    "After a day at sea it was good to feel the fresh water of the stream."

  6. Fresh as an adjective:

    Rested; not tired or fatigued.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: rested"

    "ant tired"

  7. Fresh as an adjective:

    In a raw or untried state; uncultured; unpracticed.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: Thesaurus:inexperienced"

    "a fresh hand on a ship"

  8. Fresh as an adjective:

    Youthful; florid.

  9. Fresh as an adjective (slang):

    Good, fashionable.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: coofashionable"

    "a fresh pair of sneakers"

  1. Fresh as an adverb:

    recently; just recently; most recently

    Examples:

    "We are fresh out of milk."

  1. Fresh as a noun:

    A rush of water, along a river or onto the land; a flood.

  2. Fresh as a noun:

    A stream or spring of fresh water.

  3. Fresh as a noun:

    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.

  1. Fresh as a verb (commercial fishing):

    To pack (fish) loosely on ice.

  2. Fresh as a verb:

    To flood or dilute an area of salt water with flowing fresh water.

  3. Fresh as a verb (of wind):

    To become stronger.

  4. Fresh as a verb:

    To rebore the barrel of a rifle or shotgun.

  5. Fresh as a verb:

    To update.

  6. Fresh as a verb:

    To freshen up.

  7. Fresh as a verb:

    To renew.

  8. Fresh as a verb (of a dairy cow):

    to give birth to a calf.

  1. Fresh as an adjective:

    Rude, cheeky, or inappropriate; presumptuous; disrespectful; forward.

    Examples:

    "No one liked his fresh comments."

  2. Fresh as an adjective:

    Sexually aggressive or forward; prone to caress too eagerly; overly flirtatious.

    Examples:

    "Hey, don't get fresh with me!"

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