| ADJECTIVE | all | raw, natural, rude | (used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes |
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| all | raw | having the surface exposed and painful | |
| all | raw | not treated with heat to prepare it for eating | |
| all | raw | not processed or refined | |
| all | raw, naked | devoid of elaboration or diminution or concealment | |
| all | raw | brutally unfair or harsh | |
| all | raw, crude | not processed or subjected to analysis | |
| all | raw | untempered and unrefined | |
| all | raw, sensitive, sore, tender | hurting | |
| all | raw, bleak, cutting | unpleasantly cold and damp | |
| all | raw, unsanded | used of wood and furniture | |
| all | raw, new | lacking training or experience | |
| all | raw, bare-assed, bare-ass, in the altogether, in the buff, in the raw, peeled, naked as a jaybird, stark naked | (used informally) completely unclothed | |
| NOUN | state | raw, altogether, birthday suit | informal terms for nakedness |
| Sounds | raa' | |
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| Rhymes | Basra ... Ra / RA: 5 rhymes with raa... | |
| Meaning | (used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes. | |
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| Synonyms | natural, rude | |
| Broader | unprocessed | not altered from an original or natural state |
| Spanish | natural | |
| Catalan | natural, rude | |
| Meaning | Having the surface exposed and painful. | |
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| Example | "a raw wound" | |
| Broader | injured | Harmed |
| Nouns | rawness | a pain that is felt (as when the area is touched) |
| Meaning | not treated with heat to prepare it for eating. | |
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| Narrower | half-baked, underdone | insufficiently cooked |
| rare | (of meat) cooked a short time | |
| uncooked | not cooked | |
| untoasted | not having been browned by exposure to heat | |
| Opposite | cooked | Having been prepared for eating by the application of heat |
| Spanish | crudo | |
| Catalan | cru | |
| Meaning | not processed or refined. | |
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| Example | "raw sewage" | |
| Broader | untreated | not subjected to chemical or physical treatment |
| Spanish | bruto | |
| Meaning | Devoid of elaboration or diminution or concealment; bare and pure. | |
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| Synonym | naked | |
| Broader | overt, open | open and observable |
| Spanish | indisimulado | |
| Meaning | brutally unfair or harsh. | |
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| Broader | unfair, unjust | not fair |
| Spanish | crudo | |
| Meaning | not processed or subjected to analysis. | |
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| Synonym | crude | |
| Broader | unanalyzed | not analyzed or broken down for detailed examination |
| Catalan | cru | |
| Nouns | rawness | the state of being crude and incomplete and imperfect |
| Meaning | Untempered and unrefined. | |
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| Broader | unpolished | not carefully reworked or perfected or made smooth by polishing |
| Meaning | hurting. | |
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| Synonyms | sensitive, sore, tender | |
| Broader | painful | Causing physical or psychological pain |
| Spanish | dolorido, sensible | |
| Catalan | sensible | |
| Nouns | rawness | a pain that is felt (as when the area is touched) |
| Meaning | unpleasantly cold and damp. | |
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| Synonyms | bleak, cutting | |
| Broader | cold | Having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration |
| Spanish | crudo | |
| Nouns | rawness | a chilly dampness |
| Meaning | Used of wood and furniture. | |
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| Example | "raw wood" | |
| Synonym | unsanded | |
| Broader | unfinished | not brought to the desired final / final state |
| Spanish | natural | |
| Catalan | natural | |
| Meaning | lacking training or experience. | |
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| Example | "raw recruits" | |
| Synonym | new | |
| Broader | inexperienced, inexperient | lacking practical experience or training |
| Spanish | inexperto, novato | |
| Catalan | inexpert, novell | |
| Nouns | rawness | lack of experience and the knowledge and understanding derived from experience |
| Meaning | (used informally) completely unclothed. | |
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| Synonyms | bare-assed, bare-ass, in the altogether, in the buff, in the raw, peeled, naked as a jaybird, stark naked | |
| Broader | unclothed | not wearing clothing |
| Usage of | colloquialism | A colloquial expression |
| Meaning | informal terms for nakedness. | |
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| Example | "in the raw" | |
| Synonyms | altogether, birthday suit | |
| Broader | nakedness, nudity, nudeness | The state of being without clothing or covering of any kind |
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