raw

Speech parts

1. raw - Noun

2. raw - Adjective

3. raw - Verb

4. raw - Adverb

6. raw - Adjective Satellite

7. Raw - Proper noun

Meaning

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.

A raw, sore, or galled place; a sensitive spot; as, to touch one on the raw.

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Examples

Desperation is the raw material of drastic change. Only those who can leave behind everything they have ever believed in can hope to escape. William S. Burroughs

We must find new lands from which we can easily obtain raw materials and at the same time exploit the cheap slave labor that is available from the natives of the colonies. The colonies would also provide a dumping ground for the surplus goods produced in our factories. Cecil Rhodes

It is often said that the earth belongs to the race, as if raw land was a boon, or gift. William Graham Sumner

The one in a hurry, will have a raw and hot meal. Portuguese Proverb

An icon for the mind is like raw vodka for the stomach. Russian Proverb

Hunger gives a relish even to raw beans. Dutch Proverb

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