The difference between Fresh and Old

When used as nouns, fresh means a rush of water, along a river or onto the land, whereas old means people who are old.

When used as adjectives, fresh means newly produced or obtained, whereas old means of an object, concept, relationship, etc., having existed for a relatively long period of time. of a living being, having lived for most of the expected years. of a perishable item, having existed for most, or more than its shelf life.

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 Fresh and Old

  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!"

  1. Old as an adjective:

    Of an object, concept, relationship, etc., having existed for a relatively long period of time. Of a living being, having lived for most of the expected years. Of a perishable item, having existed for most, or more than its shelf life.

    Examples:

    "an old abandoned building;  an old friend"

    "a wrinkled old man"

    "an old loaf of bread"

  2. Old as an adjective:

    Of an item that has been used and so is not new .

    Examples:

    "I find that an old toothbrush is good to clean the keyboard with."

  3. Old as an adjective:

    Having existed or lived for the specified time.

    Examples:

    "How old are they? She’s five years old and he's seven. We also have a young teen and a two-year-old child."

    "My great-grandfather lived to be a hundred and one years old."

  4. Old as an adjective:

    Of an earlier time. Former, previous. That is no longer in existence. Obsolete; out-of-date. Familiar.

    Examples:

    "My new car is not as good as my old one.  nowrap a school reunion for Old Etonians"

    "The footpath follows the route of an old railway line."

    "That is the old way of doing things; now we do it this way."

    "When he got drunk and quarrelsome they just gave him the old heave-ho."

  5. Old as an adjective:

    Tiresome.

    Examples:

    "Your constant pestering is getting old."

  6. Old as an adjective:

    Said of subdued colors, particularly reds, pinks and oranges, as if they had faded over time.

  7. Old as an adjective:

    A grammatical intensifier, often used in describing something positive. (Mostly in idioms like good old, big old and little old, any old and some old.)

    Examples:

    "We're having a good old time. nowrap My next car will be a big old SUV.  nowrap My wife makes the best little old apple pie in Texas."

  8. Old as an adjective (obsolete):

    Excessive, abundant.

  1. Old as a noun (with "the"):

    People who are old; old beings; the older generation, taken as a group.

    Examples:

    "A civilised society should always look after the old in the community."

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