raw

Noun · Adjective
Synonyms: altogetherbirthday suitnaturalraw(a)rude(a)nakedcrudesensitivesoretenderbleakcutting

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. informal terms for nakedness“in the raw”“in the altogether”“in his birthday suit”Synonyms: altogetherbirthday suit

Adjective (13)

  1. (used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes“natural yogurt”“natural produce”“raw wool”“raw sugar”“bales of rude cotton”Synonyms: naturalraw(a)rude(a)
  2. having the surface exposed and painful“a raw wound”
  3. not treated with heat to prepare it for eating
  4. not processed or refined“raw sewage”
  5. devoid of elaboration or diminution or concealment; bare and pure“naked ambition”“raw fury”“you may kill someone someday with your raw power”Synonyms: naked
  6. brutally unfair or harsh“received raw treatment from his friends”“a raw deal”
  7. not processed or subjected to analysis“raw data”“the raw cost of production”“only the crude vital statistics”Synonyms: crude
  8. untempered and unrefined“raw talent”“raw beauty”
  9. hurting“the tender spot on his jaw”Synonyms: sensitivesoretender
  10. unpleasantly cold and damp“bleak winds of the North Atlantic”Synonyms: bleakcutting
  11. used of wood and furniture“raw wood”Synonyms: raw(a)unsanded
  12. lacking training or experience“the new men were eager to fight”“raw recruits”Synonyms: new
  13. (used informally) completely unclothedSynonyms: bare-assedbare-assin the altogetherin the buffin the rawpeelednaked as a jaybirdstark naked
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Raw \Raw\ (r[add]), a. [Compar. Rawer (r[add]"[~e]r); superl. Rawest.] [AS. hre['a]w; akin to D. raauw, LG. rau, G. roh, OHG. r[=o], Icel. hr[=a]r, Dan. raa, Sw. r[*a], L. crudus, Gr. kre`as flesh, Skr. kravis raw flesh. [root]18. Cf. Crude, Cruel.]

1.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. [1913 Webster]

2.Hence: Unprepared for use or enjoyment; immature; unripe; unseasoned; inexperienced; unpracticed; untried; as, raw soldiers; a raw recruit. [1913 Webster]

Approved himself to the raw judgment of the multitude.— De Quincey.[1913 Webster]

3.Not worked in due form; in the natural state; untouched by art; unwrought. Specifically: (a) Not distilled; as, raw water. [Obs.] --Bacon. (b) Not spun or twisted; as, raw silk or cotton. (c) Not mixed or diluted; as, raw spirits. (d) Not tried; not melted and strained; as, raw tallow. (e) Not tanned; as, raw hides. (f) Not trimmed, covered, or folded under; as, the raw edge of a piece of metal or of cloth. [1913 Webster]

4.Not covered; bare. Specifically: (a) Bald. [Obs.] "With skull all raw." --Spenser (b) Deprived of skin; galled; as, a raw sore. (c) Sore, as if by being galled. [1913 Webster]

And all his sinews waxen weak and raw Through long imprisonment.— Spenser.[1913 Webster]

5.Disagreeably damp or cold; chilly; bleak; as, a raw wind. "A raw and gusty day." --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Raw material, material that has not been subjected to a (specified) process of manufacture; as, ore is the raw material used in smelting; leather is the raw material of the shoe industry.

Raw pig, cast iron as it comes from the smelting furnace. [1913 Webster]

Raw \Raw\, n. A raw, sore, or galled place; a sensitive spot; as, to touch one on the raw. [1913 Webster]

Like savage hackney coachmen, they know where there is a raw. --De Quincey. [1913 Webster]

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