fresh cut

Just now harvested

Fresh cut describes something that has been recently cut, whether flowers snipped from a garden, lumber newly milled from logs, or grass just trimmed by a mower.

The phrase emphasizes immediacy and newness: fresh cut roses smell sweeter, fresh cut fries are hot and crispy.

In barbershop culture, a fresh cut means a new haircut, typically one that looks sharp and clean: He walked in with a fresh cut for the interview.

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bouquet · scissors · haircut · julienne · vibrancy · slice · aromatic wood · deli · deli counter · fruits · lumber · ephemeral · vegetables · meat · diced · wound · grass · herbs

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Opposites
temporal freshness

fresh cutwilted

Limp from dehydration

withered · dried · decayed · rotting · stale

preservation state

fresh cutdried

Stripped of moisture

preserved · freeze-dried · artificial · silk · plastic

Family

fresh, cut, fresher, freshest, freshly, freshen, freshens, freshened, freshening

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Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G