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raw
[ raw ]
adjective
- uncooked, as articles of food:
a raw carrot.
- not having undergone processes of preparing, dressing, finishing, refining, or manufacture:
raw cotton.
Synonyms: , ,
- unnaturally or painfully exposed, as flesh, by removal of the skin or natural integument.
- painfully open, as a sore or wound.
- crude in quality or character; not tempered or refined by art or taste:
raw humor.
- ignorant, inexperienced, or untrained:
a raw recruit.
Synonyms: , , ,
- brutally or grossly frank:
a raw portrayal of human passions.
- brutally harsh or unfair:
a raw deal; receiving raw treatment from his friends.
- disagreeably damp and chilly, as the weather or air:
a raw, foggy day at the beach.
Synonyms: ,
- not diluted, as alcoholic spirits:
raw whiskey.
Synonyms: ,
- unprocessed or unevaluated:
raw data.
noun
- a sore or irritated place, as on the flesh.
- unrefined sugar, oil, etc.
raw
/ 谤蓴藧 /
adjective
- (of food) not cooked
raw onion
- prenominal in an unfinished, natural, or unrefined state; not treated by manufacturing or other processes
raw materials for making steel
raw brick
- (of an edge of material) unhemmed; liable to fray
- (of the skin, a wound, etc) having the surface exposed or abraded, esp painfully
- ignorant, inexperienced, or immature
a raw recruit
- prenominal not selected or modified
raw statistics
- frank or realistic
a raw picture of the breakdown of a marriage
- (of spirits) undiluted
- coarse, vulgar, or obscene
- recently done; fresh
raw paintwork
- (of the weather) harshly cold and damp
- informal.unfair; unjust (esp in the phrase a raw deal )
noun
- the raw informal.a sensitive point
his criticism touched me on the raw
- in the raw
- without clothes; naked
- in a natural or unmodified state
life in the raw
Derived Forms
- 藞谤补飞濒测, adverb
- 藞谤补飞苍别蝉蝉, noun
- 藞谤补飞颈蝉丑, adjective
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 谤补飞顎僫蝉丑 adjective
- 谤补飞顎僫蝉丑路ness noun
- 谤补飞顎僱测 adverb
- 谤补飞顎僴别蝉蝉 noun
- 丑补濒蹿顎-谤补飞顎 adjective
- 蝉别尘顎卛路谤补飞顎 adjective
- sem顎卛路谤补飞顎僱测 adverb
- sem顎卛路谤补飞顎僴别蝉蝉 noun
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of raw1
Idioms and Phrases
- in the raw,
- in the natural, uncultivated, or unrefined state:
nature in the raw.
- Informal. in the nude; naked:
sunbathing in the raw.
More idioms and phrases containing raw
In addition to the idiom beginning with raw , also see in the altogether (raw) .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Brazil is a producer of both metals and has large reserves of their raw materials 鈥 bauxite and iron ore.
Pesto is raw, vegetarian and endlessly versatile鈥攂ut it delivers big flavor.
Through Joe鈥檚 raw inner monologue, "You" challenged us to empathize with a man fighting a losing battle with his sanity, and confronted the reality of being open and honest with destructive thoughts.
鈥淲e perform extensive raw and finished product testing on all our product and there was no evidence of contamination,鈥 the supplier said, adding that its produce is processed using USDA-verified wash systems.
Advocates are urging the U.S. and Mexico to address the flow of raw sewage.
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What does raw mean?
Raw describes something that hasn鈥檛 been cooked, as in The butcher put a pile of raw meat on the table.
Raw can also describe something that hasn鈥檛 been processed or refined, as in Raw cotton must be cleaned of plant parts before it can be made into thread or fabric.聽
Raw also refers to skin that was painfully removed, as in The uncomfortable pants rubbed my knees raw.聽
As well, raw can refer to someone who lacks experience or training, as in The rookie detective was too raw to be of any help to the veteran investigator.聽
Raw is rarely used as a noun. It is sometimes used in the idiom in the raw, meaning a natural, unprocessed state or, more informally, referring to something done while naked.
Example: The diners became very ill after eating chicken that was more raw that cooked.
Where does raw come from?
The first records of raw come before 1000. It comes from the Old English 丑谤脓补飞. It is related to the Greek 办谤茅补蝉, meaning 鈥渞aw flesh.鈥
Many foods are fine to eat without cooking them. Fruits and vegetables can often be eaten raw, that is, straight off a tree or from the ground. Meat, on the other hand, can be dangerous when eaten raw, because it often contains bacteria such as salmonella or E. coli, which can cause serious food poisoning. While, it鈥檚 possible to eat fresh meat raw if certain precautions are taken, it鈥檚 highly recommended to properly cook meat to kill any harmful bacteria.
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What are some other forms related to raw?
- rawish (adjective)
- rawishness (noun)
- rawly (adverb)
- rawness (noun)
What are some synonyms for raw?
What are some words that share a root or word element with raw?听
What are some words that often get used in discussing raw?
How is raw used in real life?
Raw is a very common word, usually used to describe uncooked food.
Accidentally liking a bad tweet and accidentally touching raw meat are the same emotional trauma
鈥 Mike Drucker (@MikeDrucker)
I handle raw chicken like it's highly explosive
鈥 Nicholas Hoult (@NicholasHoult)
At dinner the other night, someone handed me an ear of corn and said try it. The corn was raw. It had not been cooked. It was the most delicious ear of corn I've ever had.
How am I just learning this?
鈥 Hugh Howey (@hughhowey)
Try using raw!
Is raw used correctly in the following sentence?
The chef thoroughly grilled the beef until it was raw.
Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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