--- title: F — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 41 description: The 906 words of the English dictionary under F, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/F/page/41/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / F # F — The English dictionary · page 41 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · 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meaning 1:* Free means it costs no money: you pay nothing for it.[↗](../../free/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Free means not shut in or held: a free bird can fly where it wants.[↗](../../free/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Free means not busy: free time is time with nothing you must do.[↗](../../free/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* Free means not being used: a free seat is empty.[↗](../../free/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* To free someone or something is to let it go or get it loose.[↗](../../free/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 6:* Free from or free of means without something, like sugar-free or free from danger.[↗](../../free/#m6 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 7:* To be free to do something means you are allowed to do it, with nobody stopping you.[↗](../../free/#m7 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Buy 3 pens and get 1 free.[↗](../../free/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Entry is free for children.[↗](../../free/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She has 2 hours of free time.[↗](../../free/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Every tenth coffee is free.[↗](../../free/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Is this seat free?[↗](../../free/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The kids set the frog free in the pond.[↗](../../free/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The firefighter freed the cat stuck in the tree.[↗](../../free/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Feel free to ask me a question.[↗](../../free/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · This gum is sugar-free.[↗](../../free/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And when thou lettest him go free from thee, thou shalt not let him go empty; (Torah DEU.15.13, JPS 1917)[↗](../../free/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · If thou buy a Hebrew servant, six years he shall serve; and in the seventh he shall go out free for nothing.[↗](../../free/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.21.2, JPS 1917)[↗](../../free/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · But if the servant shall plainly say: I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free; (Torah EXO.21.5, JPS 1917)[↗](../../free/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · Who hath sent out the wild ass free?[↗](../../free/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.39.5, JPS 1917)[↗](../../free/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · 'I removed his shoulder from the burden; His hands were freed from the basket.[↗](../../free/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.81.7, JPS 1917)[↗](../../free/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · The small and great are there alike; and the servant is free from his master.[↗](../../free/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.3.19, JPS 1917)[↗](../../free/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") **freedom** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Freedom is being free: able to go where you like, say what you think, and choose what to do, without being locked up or controlled.[↗](../../freedom/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A freedom is a particular right, like freedom of speech or freedom of religion.[↗](../../freedom/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Freedom from something means not having it, as in "freedom from fear".[↗](../../freedom/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The slaves sang songs about freedom.[↗](../../freedom/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · In the holidays I love the freedom of riding my bike.[↗](../../freedom/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Freedom of speech means you can share your views.[↗](../../freedom/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The Israelites left Egypt and walked to freedom.[↗](../../freedom/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The bird flew out of the cage to freedom.[↗](../../freedom/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum gave me more freedom when I turned ten.[↗](../../freedom/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Freedom comes with responsibility.[↗](../../freedom/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · "I won't interfere with my sister's freedom.[↗](../../freedom/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **freeload** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (informal, disapproving) To take food, money, a place to stay or other things from others without paying or helping.[↗](../../freeload/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* He freeloads at his friend's house every weekend.[↗](../../freeload/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Stop freeloading and pay for your own snacks\![↗](../../freeload/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She doesn't like people who freeload.[↗](../../freeload/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · My cousin freeloaded on us all summer.[↗](../../freeload/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't freeload — help with the washing up.[↗](../../freeload/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The cat freeloads from every house on the street.[↗](../../freeload/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **freely** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Freely means without being stopped, held back or controlled.[↗](../../freely/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Freely means without having to pay.[↗](../../freely/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Freely means openly and willingly, like admitting something freely.[↗](../../freely/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The birds flew freely in the sky.[↗](../../freely/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · In a gas, particles move freely.[↗](../../freely/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · You can speak freely here.[↗](../../freely/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Water flows freely when the drain is clear.[↗](../../freely/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The leaflets are freely available at the library.[↗](../../freely/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · He freely admitted that he broke the vase.[↗](../../freely/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The dogs ran freely on the beach.[↗](../../freely/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Robbers and smugglers could breathe freely here.[↗](../../freely/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · And the LORD God commanded the man, saying: 'Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat; (Torah GEN.2.16, JPS 1917)[↗](../../freely/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · That which is gone out of thy lips thou shalt observe and do; according as thou hast vowed freely unto the LORD thy God, even that which thou hast promised with thy mouth.[↗](../../freely/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.23.23, JPS 1917)[↗](../../freely/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely; for Mine anger is turned away from him.[↗](../../freely/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets HOS.14.5, JPS 1917)[↗](../../freely/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · Happy are ye that sow beside all waters, that send forth freely the feet of the ox and the ass.[↗](../../freely/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.32.20, JPS 1917)[↗](../../freely/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · and to carry the silver and gold, which the king and his counsellors have freely offered unto the God of Israel, whose habitation is in Jerusalem, (Writings EZR.7.15, JPS 1917)[↗](../../freely/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") **freemasonry** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* a secret society of men with its own rituals and signs, which began in the Middle Ages among stoneworkers.[↗](../../freemasonry/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") **freeway** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A big, fast road with several lanes in each direction, where traffic can drive without stopping at traffic lights or crossings (mostly American and Australian English).[↗](../../freeway/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We drove to Los Angeles on the freeway.[↗](../../freeway/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The freeway was jammed with traffic this morning.[↗](../../freeway/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Take the next freeway exit to get to the zoo.[↗](../../freeway/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Bikes and walkers are not allowed on the freeway.[↗](../../freeway/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Cars go very fast on the freeway.[↗](../../freeway/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · In Melbourne, Dad takes the freeway to work.[↗](../../freeway/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **freewill** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* given or done by your own choice, not because you were forced (usually written "free will").[↗](../../freewill/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* And they brought yet unto him freewill-offerings every morning.[↗](../../freewill/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.36.3, JPS 1917)[↗](../../freewill/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · beside the sabbaths of the LORD, and beside your gifts, and beside all your vows, and beside all your freewill-offerings, which ye give unto the LORD.[↗](../../freewill/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah LEV.23.38, JPS 1917)[↗](../../freewill/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Either a bullock or a lamb that hath any thing too long or too short, that mayest thou offer for a freewill-offering; but for a vow it shall not be accepted.[↗](../../freewill/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah LEV.22.23, JPS 1917)[↗](../../freewill/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Accept, I beseech Thee, the freewill-offerings of my mouth, O LORD, and teach me Thine ordinances.[↗](../../freewill/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.119.108, JPS 1917)[↗](../../freewill/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · With a freewill-offering will I sacrifice unto Thee; I will give thanks unto Thy name, O LORD, for it is good.[↗](../../freewill/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.54.8, JPS 1917)[↗](../../freewill/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · And Kore the son of Imnah the Levite, the porter at the east gate, was over the freewill-offerings of God, to distribute the offerings of the LORD, and the most holy things.[↗](../../freewill/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings 2CH.31.14, JPS 1917)[↗](../../freewill/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **freeze** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Of a liquid: to become solid ice because it is very cold.[↗](../../freeze/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To keep food very cold in a freezer so it lasts.[↗](../../freeze/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To feel very cold: «I'm freezing!».[↗](../../freeze/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* To stop moving suddenly and stay still, often from fear: «Freeze!».[↗](../../freeze/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* Of a computer or screen: to stop working.[↗](../../freeze/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 6:* A noun: a time of very cold weather; or a stop: a price freeze.[↗](../../freeze/#m6 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Water freezes at zero degrees Celsius.[↗](../../freeze/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We freeze leftover soup to eat later.[↗](../../freeze/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · I'm freezing — where's my coat?[↗](../../freeze/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The rabbit froze when it saw the fox.[↗](../../freeze/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · My game froze, so I restarted it.[↗](../../freeze/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The pond froze overnight, but the ice is too thin to walk on.[↗](../../freeze/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Ice cream gave me brain freeze.[↗](../../freeze/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Freeze! said the teacher, and everyone stood still.[↗](../../freeze/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · ‘My dear child, it is far too cold; you might freeze to death.’[↗](../../freeze/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **freezer** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A freezer is a very cold cupboard or box that freezes food to keep it fresh for a long time.[↗](../../freezer/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A freezer can be part of a fridge (the top or bottom part) or a separate machine.[↗](../../freezer/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Put the ice cream back in the freezer.[↗](../../freezer/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We keep frozen peas in the freezer.[↗](../../freezer/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Fill the tray with water and put it in the freezer to make ice.[↗](../../freezer/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Never climb into a freezer; the door can lock.[↗](../../freezer/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The freezer is colder than the fridge.[↗](../../freezer/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum took the chicken out of the freezer to defrost.[↗](../../freezer/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't touch frosty metal in the freezer with wet fingers.[↗](../../freezer/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The freezer is full of ice lollies.[↗](../../freezer/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **freezing** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Freezing means very cold.[↗](../../freezing/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* As a verb form, freezing means turning from a liquid into a solid because it gets cold, like water turning into ice.[↗](../../freezing/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Freezing point is the temperature at which a liquid becomes solid.[↗](../../freezing/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* Freezing can mean suddenly stopping still, like when you are scared.[↗](../../freezing/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* It's freezing outside; put on your coat\![↗](../../freezing/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Water starts freezing at zero degrees Celsius.[↗](../../freezing/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The temperature dropped below freezing last night.[↗](../../freezing/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · My hands are freezing.[↗](../../freezing/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We are freezing the leftover soup.[↗](../../freezing/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The pond is freezing over.[↗](../../freezing/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · She stood freezing to the spot when she saw the snake.[↗](../../freezing/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · In freezing weather, watch out for ice on the path.[↗](../../freezing/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Winter one year set in early, and it was freezing hard.[↗](../../freezing/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **freight** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Freight is goods carried by trains, ships, trucks or planes.[↗](../../freight/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Freight is the system of carrying goods, or the money paid for it.[↗](../../freight/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (verb) To freight goods means to send them by transport.[↗](../../freight/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* To freight a ship means to load it with goods to be carried.[↗](../../freight/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A long freight train rattled past.[↗](../../freight/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The ship carried freight from China to Australia.[↗](../../freight/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Air freight is fast but expensive.[↗](../../freight/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The freight was loaded into containers.[↗](../../freight/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The company freighted the cars by sea.[↗](../../freight/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The lorry carried 20 tonnes of freight.[↗](../../freight/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The merchant got ready to go to sea, freighted a ship, and said to the orphan:[↗](../../freight/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **french** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* French is the language of France; it is also spoken in Canada (Quebec), Belgium, Switzerland and many countries in Africa.[↗](../../french/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* French means from France.[↗](../../french/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* French bread, a French town.[↗](../../french/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* The French are the people of France.[↗](../../french/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* 14 pupils learn French.[↗](../../french/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She read 3 French books.[↗](../../french/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The French lesson is 45 minutes.[↗](../../french/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · How many pupils learn French or German?[↗](../../french/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · «Bonjour» means hello in French.[↗](../../french/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Many people in Quebec speak French.[↗](../../french/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · We had French toast for breakfast.[↗](../../french/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Paris is the capital of France, where people speak French.[↗](../../french/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · The opinions of Hebrew Kabalistic Rabbis and of two French mystics may be fitly introduced here.[↗](../../french/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../french/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · In the volume entitled "La Kabbale" by the eminent French scholar and Membre de L'Institut, Adolphe Franck, there is a chapter on the "Sepher Yetzirah.'[↗](../../french/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") He writes as follows: (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../french/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · Eliphas Lévi, the famous French Occultist, thus wrote of the "Sepher Yetzirah," in his "Histoire de la Magie," P. 54: "The Zoharis a Genesis of illumination, the Sepher Jezirah is a ladder formed of truths.[↗](../../french/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../french/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") **frenchman** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A man who comes from France or is French.[↗](../../frenchman/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (history, informal) Sometimes used to mean a French person or soldier in general.[↗](../../frenchman/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Louis Braille was a Frenchman who invented writing for blind people.[↗](../../frenchman/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The Frenchman spoke to us in French.[↗](../../frenchman/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Napoleon was a famous Frenchman.[↗](../../frenchman/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The Frenchman's café sold croissants.[↗](../../frenchman/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Our new neighbour is a Frenchman from Lyon.[↗](../../frenchman/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · They were first brought to light, after a patient search and diligent perusal of ancient authors, by a Frenchman, M.[↗](../../frenchman/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **frenzy** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A wild state of excitement, anger or running about, when a person is not in control.[↗](../../frenzy/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A state of wild religious excitement, as in old tales.[↗](../../frenzy/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The crowd was in a frenzy.[↗](../../frenzy/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · He ran in a frenzy to catch the bus.[↗](../../frenzy/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The dog barked in a frenzy at the cat.[↗](../../frenzy/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **frequency** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* How often something happens.[↗](../../frequency/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (maths) The number of times a value or item appears in a set of data.[↗](../../frequency/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (science) How many waves (of sound, light or radio) pass a point each second.[↗](../../frequency/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* A radio station's channel number.[↗](../../frequency/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Fill in the frequency column of the tally chart.[↗](../../frequency/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Red had the highest frequency in our survey.[↗](../../frequency/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Bats make sounds at a very high frequency.[↗](../../frequency/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The frequency of buses is every ten minutes.[↗](../../frequency/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Tune the radio to the right frequency.[↗](../../frequency/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The frequency of accidents fell after the speed bumps.[↗](../../frequency/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Dogs can hear frequencies we cannot.[↗](../../frequency/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Yet its main incidents occur with frequency in Continental folk-tales.[↗](../../frequency/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **frequent** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Frequent means happening often.[↗](../../frequent/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To frequent a place is to go there often (formal).[↗](../../frequent/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Buses are frequent in the city, every ten minutes.[↗](../../frequent/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Frequent hand washing helps stop colds.[↗](../../frequent/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She is a frequent visitor to the library.[↗](../../frequent/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Take frequent breaks when you use a screen.[↗](../../frequent/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Storms are frequent here in autumn.[↗](../../frequent/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The most frequent number in the list is 4.[↗](../../frequent/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Pirates frequented this harbour long ago.[↗](../../frequent/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Friends and neighbours paid us frequent visits, and we kept open house for all.[↗](../../frequent/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · And the word of the LORD was precious in those days; there was no frequent vision.[↗](../../frequent/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 1SA.3.1, JPS 1917)[↗](../../frequent/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **frequently** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Frequently means often, many times.[↗](../../frequently/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Buses run frequently in the city.[↗](../../frequently/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She frequently forgets her lunch.[↗](../../frequently/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Wash your hands frequently.[↗](../../frequently/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The number that appears most frequently is the mode.[↗](../../frequently/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Frequently asked questions are on the website.[↗](../../frequently/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · It frequently rains in Ireland.[↗](../../frequently/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Which colour was chosen most frequently?[↗](../../frequently/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · He visits his grandparents frequently.[↗](../../frequently/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · This helmet he frequently lent to mortals and immortals.[↗](../../frequently/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **fresco** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A fresco is a painting made on a wall or ceiling while the plaster is still wet, so the colours become part of the wall.[↗](../../fresco/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Fresco is the method of painting this way.[↗](../../fresco/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Michelangelo painted the frescoes in the Sistine Chapel.[↗](../../fresco/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The church walls are covered in old frescoes.[↗](../../fresco/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Frescoes in Pompeii show scenes of Roman life.[↗](../../fresco/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The artist had to work fast before the plaster dried.[↗](../../fresco/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We made a pretend fresco with plaster in art class.[↗](../../fresco/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The fresco showed angels and saints.[↗](../../fresco/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **fresh** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Of food: recently made, picked or caught, not old or spoiled: fresh bread, fresh fruit.[↗](../../fresh/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* New or different: a fresh page, a fresh start.[↗](../../fresh/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Of air or water: clean and cool; fresh water is not salty.[↗](../../fresh/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* Clean and not used: fresh towels, fresh clothes.[↗](../../fresh/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* Feeling rested and full of energy.[↗](../../fresh/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 6:* Of weather: cool and a bit windy.[↗](../../fresh/#m6 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The bread is fresh from the oven.[↗](../../fresh/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Let's go outside for some fresh air.[↗](../../fresh/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Rivers and lakes are fresh water.[↗](../../fresh/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Keep the milk in the fridge so it stays fresh.[↗](../../fresh/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Turn to a fresh page in your book.[↗](../../fresh/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · After a good sleep I feel fresh.[↗](../../fresh/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · We bought fresh strawberries at the market.[↗](../../fresh/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Put on fresh socks after PE.[↗](../../fresh/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Tomorrow is a fresh start.[↗](../../fresh/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Fresh roses were scattered over her.[↗](../../fresh/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · And Jacob took him rods of fresh poplar, and of the almond and of the plane-tree; and peeled white streaks in them, making the white appear which was in the rods.[↗](../../fresh/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.30.37, JPS 1917)[↗](../../fresh/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · And if thou bring a meal-offering of first-fruits unto the LORD, thou shalt bring for the meal-offering of thy first-fruits corn in the ear parched with fire, even groats of the fresh ear.[↗](../../fresh/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah LEV.2.14, JPS 1917)[↗](../../fresh/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · he shall abstain from wine and strong drink: he shall drink no vinegar of wine, or vinegar of strong drink, neither shall he drink any liquor of grapes, nor eat fresh grapes or dried.[↗](../../fresh/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah NUM.6.3, JPS 1917)[↗](../../fresh/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · My glory shall be fresh in me, and my bow shall be renewed in my hand.'[↗](../../fresh/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.29.20, JPS 1917)[↗](../../fresh/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · Then the lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven fresh bowstrings which had not been dried, and she bound him with them.[↗](../../fresh/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JDG.16.8, JPS 1917)[↗](../../fresh/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") · And Samson said unto her: 'If they bind me with seven fresh bowstrings that were never dried, then shall I become weak, and be as any other man.'[↗](../../fresh/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JDG.16.7, JPS 1917)[↗](../../fresh/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/F/) … [40](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/F/page/40/) **41** [42](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/F/page/42/) … [49](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/F/page/49/) - ← previous: [page 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