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What is "raw" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does raw mean in English? Meaning of raw definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "raw" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "raw": informal terms for nakedness

Noun

  • Meaning: informal terms for nakedness
  • Example: in the raw in the altogether in his birthday suit
  • Synonyms: altogether birthday suit raw
  • Hypernyms: nakedness nudeness nudity

    • Pronunciation in US: rô, IPA(key)

    Pronunciation in UK: rô, IPA(key)

    Meaning of "raw": (used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes

    Adjective

  • Meaning: (used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes
  • Example: natural yogurt natural produce raw wool raw sugar bales of rude cotton
  • Synonyms: natural raw rude
  • Similar: unprocessed

    • Pronunciation in US: rô, IPA(key)

    Pronunciation in UK: rô, IPA(key)

    Meaning of "raw": having the surface exposed and painful

    Adjective

  • Meaning: having the surface exposed and painful
  • Example: a raw wound
  • Synonyms: raw
  • Similar: injured

    • Pronunciation in US: rô, IPA(key)

    Pronunciation in UK: rô, IPA(key)

    Meaning of "raw": not treated with heat to prepare it for eating

    Adjective

  • Meaning: not treated with heat to prepare it for eating
  • Synonyms: raw
  • Antonyms: cooked
  • Similar: half-baked rare uncooked underdone untoasted

    • Pronunciation in US: rô, IPA(key)

    Pronunciation in UK: rô, IPA(key)

    Meaning of "raw": not processed or refined

    Adjective

  • Meaning: not processed or refined
  • Example: raw sewage
  • Synonyms: raw
  • Similar: untreated

    • Pronunciation in US: rô, IPA(key)

    Pronunciation in UK: rô, IPA(key)

    Meaning of "raw": devoid of elaboration or diminution or concealment; bare and pure

    Adjective

  • Meaning: devoid of elaboration or diminution or concealment; bare and pure
  • Example: naked ambition raw fury you may kill someone someday with your raw power
  • Synonyms: naked raw
  • Similar: open overt

    • Pronunciation in US: rô, IPA(key)

    Pronunciation in UK: rô, IPA(key)

    Meaning of "raw": brutally unfair or harsh

    Adjective

  • Meaning: brutally unfair or harsh
  • Example: received raw treatment from his friends a raw deal
  • Synonyms: raw
  • Similar: unfair unjust

    • Pronunciation in US: rô, IPA(key)

    Pronunciation in UK: rô, IPA(key)

    Meaning of "raw": not processed or subjected to analysis

    Adjective

  • Meaning: not processed or subjected to analysis
  • Example: raw data the raw cost of production only the crude vital statistics
  • Synonyms: crude raw
  • Similar: unanalyzed

    • Pronunciation in US: rô, IPA(key)

    Pronunciation in UK: rô, IPA(key)

    Meaning of "raw": untempered and unrefined

    Adjective

  • Meaning: untempered and unrefined
  • Example: raw talent raw beauty
  • Synonyms: raw
  • Similar: unpolished

    • Pronunciation in US: rô, IPA(key)

    Pronunciation in UK: rô, IPA(key)

    Meaning of "raw": hurting

    Adjective

  • Meaning: hurting
  • Example: the tender spot on his jaw
  • Synonyms: raw sensitive sore tender
  • Similar: painful

    • Pronunciation in US: rô, IPA(key)

    Pronunciation in UK: rô, IPA(key)

    Meaning of "raw": unpleasantly cold and damp

    Adjective

  • Meaning: unpleasantly cold and damp
  • Example: bleak winds of the North Atlantic
  • Synonyms: bleak cutting raw
  • Similar: cold

    • Pronunciation in US: rô, IPA(key)

    Pronunciation in UK: rô, IPA(key)

    Meaning of "raw": used of wood and furniture

    Adjective

  • Meaning: used of wood and furniture
  • Example: raw wood
  • Synonyms: raw unsanded
  • Similar: unfinished

    • Pronunciation in US: rô, IPA(key)

    Pronunciation in UK: rô, IPA(key)

    Meaning of "raw": lacking training or experience

    Adjective

  • Meaning: lacking training or experience
  • Example: the new men were eager to fight raw recruits
  • Synonyms: new raw
  • Similar: inexperienced inexperient

    • Pronunciation in US: rô, IPA(key)

    Pronunciation in UK: rô, IPA(key)

    Meaning of "raw": (used informally) completely unclothed

    Adjective

  • Meaning: (used informally) completely unclothed
  • Synonyms: bare-ass bare-assed in the altogether in the buff in the raw naked as a jaybird peeled raw stark naked
  • Similar: unclothed

    • Pronunciation in US: rô, IPA(key)

    Pronunciation in UK: rô, IPA(key)

  • Adjective: Of food: not cooked. [from 9th c.]Not treated or processed (of materials, products etc.); in a natural state, unrefined, unprocessed. [from 10th c.] raw cane sugar raw sewageHaving had the skin removed or abraded; chafed, tender; exposed, lacerated. [from 14th c.] 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 7, The China Governess[1]: ‘Children crawled over each other like little grey worms in the gutters,’ he said. ‘The only red things about them were their buttocks and they were raw. Their faces looked as if snails had slimed on them and their mothers were like great sick beasts whose byres had never been cleared. […]’ a raw wound1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 7, The China Governess[1]: ‘Children crawled over each other like little grey worms in the gutters,’ he said. ‘The only red things about them were their buttocks and they were raw. Their faces looked as if snails had slimed on them and their mothers were like great sick beasts whose byres had never been cleared. […]’New or inexperienced. [from 16th c.] a raw beginnerCrude in quality; rough, uneven, unsophisticated. [from 16th c.] a raw voiceOf data, statistics etc: uncorrected, without analysis. [from 20th c.] 2010, "Under the volcano", Template:x, 16 Oct 2010: What makes Mexico worrying is not just the raw numbers but the power of the cartels over society.2010, "Under the volcano", Template:x, 16 Oct 2010: What makes Mexico worrying is not just the raw numbers but the power of the cartels over society.Of weather: unpleasantly damp or cold. a raw wind Shakespeare a raw and gusty dayShakespeare a raw and gusty day(obsolete) Not covered; bare; bald. Spenser with scull all rawSpenser with scull all raw

    • Synonyms:

    organic, unprocessed, natural, rough, coarse, basic, crude, fresh, uncooked, green, native, bloody, callow, fibrous, hard, immature, impure, rude, underdone, undressed, unformed, unprepared, unrefined, unripe, unstained, untreated, undercooked, rough-hewn, unbaked, unfashioned, unfried, ungraded, unpasteurized, unsorted, cut, sensitive, nude, sore, wounded, open, au naturel, naked, uncovered, unclad, peeled, abraded, blistered, bruised, chafed, dressed, galled, grazed, pared, scraped, scratched, skinned, unclothed, fresh, green, young, callow, ignorant, immature, inexperienced, new, undisciplined, unseasoned, unskilled, untaught, untrained, untried, unversed, unpracticed, unconversant, crude, rough, coarse, gross, foul, low, rank, mean, crass, dirty, filthy, indecent, inelegant, obscene, pornographic, rude, smutty, uncouth, unrefined, unscrupulous, cold, bitter, wet, chilly, damp, freezing, chill, biting, bleak, breezy, piercing, windy, wind-swept,

    Antonyms:

    unnatural, polite, healthy, experienced, moral, pleasant, refined, polished, smooth, nice, sophisticated, gentle, cooked, done, well-done, healed, clean, good, clement, warm, healthy, experienced, moral, pleasant, cooked, done, well-done, healed, sophisticated, clean, good, clement, warm, healthy, experienced, moral, pleasant, old, cooked, done, well-done, healed, sophisticated, clean, good, clement, warm, polite, moral, honest, healthy, experienced, pleasant, gentle, nice, polished, refined, sophisticated, smooth, clean, cooked, done, well-done, healed, good, clement, warm, friendly, responsive, healthy, experienced, moral, pleasant, hot, warm, sympathetic, cooked, done, well-done, healed, sophisticated, clean, good, clement,

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