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Meaning of 'raw' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Raw [ n.]
- A raw, sore, or galled place; a sensitive spot; as, to touch one on the raw.
2 . Raw [ 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.
- Hence: Unprepared for use or enjoyment; immature; unripe; unseasoned; inexperienced; unpracticed; untried; as, raw soldiers; a raw recruit.
- Not worked in due form; in the natural state; untouched by art; unwrought.
- Not distilled; as, raw water
- Not spun or twisted; as, raw silk or cotton
- Not mixed or diluted; as, raw spirits
- Not tried; not melted and strained; as, raw tallow
- Not tanned; as, raw hides
- Not trimmed, covered, or folded under; as, the raw edge of a piece of metal or of cloth.
- Not covered; bare.
- Bald.
- Deprived of skin; galled; as, a raw sore.
- Sore, as if by being galled.
- Disagreeably damp or cold; chilly; bleak; as, a raw wind.

Meaning of 'raw' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . raw [ n]
Meaning (1):
- informal terms for nakedness
Example in sentence:
  • in his birthday suit;
  • in the altogether;
  • in the raw
2 . raw [ s]
Meaning (2):
- brutally unfair or harsh
Example in sentence:
  • a raw deal;
  • received raw treatment from his friends
Meaning (3):
- having the surface exposed and painful
Example in sentence:
  • a raw wound
Meaning (4):
- (used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes
Example in sentence:
  • bales of rude cotton;
  • natural produce;
  • natural yogurt;
  • raw sugar;
  • raw wool
Meaning (5):
- unpleasantly cold and damp
Example in sentence:
  • bleak winds of the North Atlantic
Meaning (6):
- devoid of elaboration or diminution or concealment; bare and pure
Example in sentence:
  • naked ambition;
  • raw fury;
  • you may kill someone someday with your raw power
Meaning (7):
- not processed or subjected to analysis
Example in sentence:
  • only the crude vital statistics;
  • raw data;
  • the raw cost of production
Meaning (8):
- untempered and unrefined
Example in sentence:
  • raw beauty;
  • raw talent
Meaning (9):
- lacking training or experience
Example in sentence:
  • raw recruits;
  • the new men were eager to fight
Meaning (10):
- not processed or refined
Example in sentence:
  • raw sewage
Meaning (11):
- used of wood and furniture
Example in sentence:
  • raw wood
Meaning (12):
- hurting
Example in sentence:
  • the tender spot on his jaw

Nearby Words:

rawbone rawboned rawhead rawhide rawish rawly rawness

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