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The Meaning of raw
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(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.
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(superl.) Hence: Unprepared for use or enjoyment; immature; unripe; unseasoned; inexperienced; unpracticed; untried; as, raw soldiers; a raw recruit.
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(superl.) Not worked in due form; in the natural state; untouched by art; unwrought.
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(superl.) Not distilled; as, raw water
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(superl.) Not spun or twisted; as, raw silk or cotton
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(superl.) Not mixed or diluted; as, raw spirits
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(superl.) Not tried; not melted and strained; as, raw tallow
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(superl.) Not tanned; as, raw hides
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(superl.) Not trimmed, covered, or folded under; as, the raw edge of a piece of metal or of cloth.
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(superl.) Not covered; bare.
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(superl.) Bald.
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(superl.) Deprived of skin; galled; as, a raw sore.
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(superl.) Sore, as if by being galled.
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(superl.) Disagreeably damp or cold; chilly; bleak; as, a raw wind.
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(n.) A raw, sore, or galled place; a sensitive spot; as, to touch one on the raw.
Synonyms
altogether
,
birthday suit
,
sensitive
,
cutting
,
crude
,
naked
,
new
,
bare-assed
,
rude(a)
,
naked as a jaybird
,
peeled
,
bare-ass
,
in the altogether
,
tender
,
stark naked
,
in the buff
,
unsanded
,
natural
,
raw(a)
,
sore
,
in the raw
,
bleak
,
au naturel(p)
,
nude
,
defenseless
,
bare
,
rough
,
primitive
,
unrefined
,
rude
,
crude(a)
,
vulgar
,
gross
,
stark(a)
,
earthy
,
unprocessed
,
blunt
,
fond
,
cranky
,
crank
,
warm
,
painful
,
affectionate
,
mad
,
tippy
,
afflictive
,
huffy
,
lovesome
,
sensible
,
untoughened
,
lancinating
,
stinging
,
black
,
desolate
,
dim
,
piercing
,
lancinate
,
knifelike
,
keen
,
edged
,
barren
,
stabbing
,
stark
,
young
,
fresh
,
novel
,
unexampled
,
new(a)
,
newfangled
,
raw(prenominal)
,
rude(prenominal)
Antonyms
painless
,
analyzed
,
covert
,
batter-fried
,
soft-boiled
,
treated
,
well-done
,
finished
,
experienced
,
parched
,
poached
,
medium
,
roast
,
fried
,
steamed
,
seared
,
toasted
,
grilled
,
just
,
souffle-like
,
experient
,
burned
,
candy-like
,
burnt
,
braised
,
overdone
,
lyonnaise
,
barbecued
,
hard-boiled
,
saute
,
roasted
,
stewed
,
pancake-style
,
ready-cooked
,
wafer-like
,
au gratin
,
deep-fried
,
sauteed
,
broiled
,
cooked
,
processed
,
boiled
,
sunny-side up
,
polished
,
done
,
uninjured
,
clad
,
hot
,
clothed
,
fair
,
rare-roasted
,
hard-baked
,
baked
Homophones
ra
,
rah
,
rha
Rhymes
ah
,
aha
,
ahh
,
albaugh
,
allbaugh
,
alpaugh
,
alspaugh
,
alvah
,
anspaugh
,
arkansas
,
artois
,
aw
,
awe
,
baccarat
,
backsaw
,
bah
,
baja
,
bashaw
,
baugh
,
bedstraw
,
beffa
,
bekaa
,
blah
,
bogota
,
bois
,
bourgeois
,
bra
,
brisbois
,
bylaw
,
carnaud
,
caw
,
cha
,
chainsaw
,
chargois
,
chaw
,
chickasaw
,
chihuahua
,
chippewa
,
chua
,
chutzpah
,
claw
,
colaw
,
coleslaw
,
contois
,
craugh
,
craw
,
da
,
dabah
,
dada
,
daw
,
dawe
,
deja
,
denwa
,
dewclaw
,
doha
,
draw
,
dubois
,
duboise
,
dumas
,
elga
,
esau
,
fatah
,
fermata
,
flaw
,
foresaw
,
francois
,
francoise
,
ga
,
gaugh
,
gaw
,
glawe
,
gnaw
,
grandpa
,
gras
,
gravois
,
graw
,
grawe
,
grimshaw
,
guffaw
,
ha
,
hacksaw
,
hah
,
handsaw
,
harnois
,
haugh
,
haw
,
hawe
,
hoopla
,
hsia
,
hurrah
,
hwa
,
inlaw
,
ja
,
jaw
,
jha
,
jigsaw
,
joie
,
ka
,
kah
,
kinlaw
,
krah
,
la
,
laframboise
,
lavoie
,
law
,
loblaw
,
ma
,
macaw
,
macgraw
,
mackinaw
,
markkaa
,
marois
,
maw
,
mccaa
,
mccaw
,
mccraw
,
mcgaw
,
mcgraw
,
mother-in-law
,
murrah
,
na
,
nah
,
naw
,
ocaw
,
olah
,
omaha
,
ona
,
outlaw
,
overdraw
,
pa
,
panama
,
pasha
,
paugh
,
paw
,
pla
,
qua
,
quebecois
,
ra
,
rah
,
rauh
,
rawe
,
redraw
,
refah
,
rha
,
sa
,
saginaw
,
salois
,
sanaa
,
saugh
,
saw
,
schwa
,
scrimshaw
,
seesaw
,
seraw
,
sha
,
shah
,
shaw
,
sirois
,
slaugh
,
slaw
,
spa
,
spaugh
,
spaw
,
squaw
,
straw
,
suhua
,
ta
,
thaw
,
thraw
,
traugh
,
trois
,
utah
,
valois
,
vaugh
,
voila
,
vrba
,
wa
,
waah
,
wah
,
warsaw
,
waugh
,
whipsaw
,
wichita
,
withdraw
,
ya
,
yah
,
yaw
,
zsa