–adjective

1.	of recent origin, production, purchase, etc.; having but lately come or been brought into being: a new book.

2.	of a kind now existing or appearing for the first time; novel: a new concept of the universe.

3.	having but lately or but now come into knowledge: a new chemical element.

4.	unfamiliar or strange (often fol. by to): ideas new to us; to visit new lands.

5.	having but lately come to a place, position, status, etc.: a reception for our new minister.

6.	unaccustomed (usually fol. by to): people new to such work.

7.	coming or occurring afresh; further; additional: new gains.

8.	fresh or unused: to start a new sheet of paper.

9.	(of physical or moral qualities) different and better: The vacation made a new man of him.

10.	other than the former or the old: a new era; in the New World.

11.	being the later or latest of two or more things of the same kind: the New Testament; a new edition of Shakespeare.

12.	(initial capital letter) (of a language) in its latest known period, esp. as a living language at the present time: New High German.

–adverb

13.	recently or lately (usually used in combination): The valley was green with new-planted crops.

14.	freshly; anew or afresh (often used in combination): roses 3e8 new washed with dew; new-mown hay.

–noun

15.	something that is new; a new object, quality, condition, etc.: Ring out the old, ring in the new.

–noun

1.	a representation, usually on a flat surface, as of the features of an area of the earth or a portion of the heavens, showing them in their respective forms, sizes, and relationships according to some convention of representation: a map of Canada.

2.	a maplike delineation, representation, or reflection of anything: The old man's face is a map of time.

3.	Mathematics. function (def. 4a).

4.	Slang. the face: Wipe that smile off that ugly map of yours.

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5.	Genetics. genetic map.

–verb (used with object)

6.	to represent or delineate on or as if on a map.

7.	to sketch or plan (often fol. by out): to map out a new career.

—Idioms

8.	off the map, out of existence; into oblivion: Whole cities were wiped off the map.

9.	put on the map, to bring into the public eye; make known, famous, or prominent: The discovery of gold put our town on the map.