Raw

[rɔː] or [rɔ]

Definition

(noun.) informal terms for nakedness; 'in the raw'; 'in the altogether'; 'in his birthday suit'.

(adj.) not treated with heat to prepare it for eating .

(adj.) lacking training or experience; 'the new men were eager to fight'; 'raw recruits' .

(adj.) brutally unfair or harsh; 'received raw treatment from his friends'; 'a raw deal' .

(adj.) having the surface exposed and painful; 'a raw wound' .

(adj.) untempered and unrefined; 'raw talent'; 'raw beauty' .

(adj.) not processed or refined; 'raw sewage' .

(adj.) used of wood and furniture; 'raw wood' .

Checked by Elisha--From WordNet

Definition

(superl.) 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.

(superl.) Hence: Unprepared for use or enjoyment; immature; unripe; unseasoned; inexperienced; unpracticed; untried; as, raw soldiers; a raw recruit.

(superl.) Not worked in due form; in the natural state; untouched by art; unwrought.

(superl.) Not distilled; as, raw water

(superl.) Not spun or twisted; as, raw silk or cotton

(superl.) Not mixed or diluted; as, raw spirits

(superl.) Not tried; not melted and strained; as, raw tallow

(superl.) Not tanned; as, raw hides

(superl.) Not trimmed, covered, or folded under; as, the raw edge of a piece of metal or of cloth.

(superl.) Not covered; bare.

(superl.) Bald.

(superl.) Deprived of skin; galled; as, a raw sore.

(superl.) Sore, as if by being galled.

(superl.) Disagreeably damp or cold; chilly; bleak; as, a raw wind.

(n.) A raw, sore, or galled place; a sensitive spot; as, to touch one on the raw.

Editor: Philip

Synonyms and Synonymous

a. [1]. Uncooked.[2]. Inexperienced, unskilled, unprepared, green.[3]. Cold, bleak, chilly.[4]. Unmanufactured, in the natural state.

Inputed by Cyrus

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Uncooked, unprepared, unfinished, unripe, crude, unseasoned, inexperienced,fresh, green, unpractised, untried, bare, bald, exposed, galled, chill, bleak,piercing

ANT:Cooked, dressed, prepared, finished, ripe, mature, mellow, seasoned,experienced, expert, adept, habituated, familiar, practised, trained, tried,covered, healed, balmy, genial

Typed by Hester

Definition

adj. not altered from its natural state: not cooked or dressed: unbaked: not prepared or manufactured: not mixed: having the skin abraded: sore as from abrasion of the skin: unfinished: immature: inexperienced: chilly and damp.—n. a galled place: an inveterate sore: hence (fig.) a point on which one is particularly sensitive.—adjs. Raw′bone (Spens.) Raw′boned with little flesh on the bones: gaunt; Raw′-cold (Shak.) damp and cold.—ns. Raw′head a spectre mentioned to frighten children; Raw′hide an untanned skin: a whip made of twisted untanned leather.—adj. Raw′ish rather raw.—adv. Raw′ly.—ns. Raw′ness; Raw′-port a porthole through which an oar can be worked in a small vessel.

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Examples

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