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raw
(r/O/ )

adjective (a)

  • not treated with heat to prepare it for eating(adj.all)
    Antonym:
    cooked
    source: wordnet30
  • Not altered from its natural state; not prepared by the action of heat; as, raw sienna; specifically, not cooked; not changed by heat to a state suitable for eating; not done; as, raw meat.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • informal terms for nakedness(noun.state)
    Example:
    In the raw.
    Synonym:
    altogether, birthday suit
    source: wordnet30
  • A raw, sore, or galled place; a sensitive spot; as, to touch one on the raw.(noun)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • (used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes(adj.all)
    Example:
    Raw wool.
    Raw sugar.
    Synonym:
    natural, rude
    source: wordnet30
  • having the surface exposed and painful(adj.all)
    Example:
    A raw wound.
    source: wordnet30
  • not processed or refined(adj.all)
    Example:
    Raw sewage.
    source: wordnet30
  • devoid of elaboration or diminution or concealment; bare and pure(adj.all)
    Example:
    Raw fury.
    You may kill someone someday with your raw power.
    Synonym:
    naked
    source: wordnet30
  • brutally unfair or harsh(adj.all)
    Example:
    Received raw treatment from his friends.
    A raw deal.
    source: wordnet30
  • not processed or subjected to analysis(adj.all)
    Example:
    Raw data.
    The raw cost of production.
    Synonym:
    crude
    source: wordnet30
  • untempered and unrefined(adj.all)
    Example:
    Raw talent.
    Raw beauty.
    source: wordnet30
  • hurting(adj.all)
    Synonym:
    sensitive, sore, tender
    source: wordnet30
  • unpleasantly cold and damp(adj.all)
    Synonym:
    bleak, cutting
    source: wordnet30
  • used of wood and furniture(adj.all)
    Example:
    Raw wood.
    Synonym:
    unsanded
    source: wordnet30
  • lacking training or experience(adj.all)
    Example:
    Raw recruits.
    Synonym:
    new
    source: wordnet30
  • (used informally) completely unclothed(adj.all)
    Synonym:
    bare-ass, bare-assed, in the altogether, in the buff, in the raw, naked as a jaybird, peeled, stark naked
    source: wordnet30
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