raw

(of food) not cooked.
raw eggs
salsify can be eaten raw in salads
(of a part of the body) red and painful, especially as the result of skin abrasion.
he scrubbed his hands until they were raw
(of an emotion or quality) strong and undisguised.
he exuded an air of raw, vibrant masculinity
(of the weather) cold and damp; bleak.
a raw February night
new to an activity or job and therefore lacking experience or skill.
they were replaced by raw recruits
(of the edge of a piece of cloth) not having a hem or selvedge.
oversewing is used to neaten raw edges
from a traditional tribal or rural culture.
raw tribesmen found themselves increasingly marginalised

Old English hrēaw, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch rauw and German roh, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek kreas ‘raw flesh’.

It is an adjective.
The plural form of raw is: raws.
Languages in which raw is used:
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It consists of 1 syllables and 3 chars.
raw is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

Spanish: crudo, cruda
French: cru
Italian: crudo

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raw

raw synonyms

Meaning natural:

Meaning naked:

Meaning crude:

Meaning sensitive:

Meaning bleak:

Meaning unsanded:

Meaning new:

Meaning bare-assed:

Meaning altogether:

Meaning not cooked; raw:

Meaning (of food) recently made or obtained; not tinned, frozen, or otherwise preserved:

Meaning (of food) insufficiently cooked:

Meaning of a colour at the end of the spectrum next to orange and opposite violet, as of blood, fire, or rubies:

Meaning (of a part of the body) red or swollen as a result of inflammation:

Meaning (of a part of the body) affected with pain:

Meaning scrape or wear away by friction or erosion:

Meaning (with reference to a part of the body) make or become sore by rubbing against something:

Meaning having a skin of a specified type:

Meaning allowing access, passage, or a view through an empty space; not closed or blocked:

Meaning not covered or hidden; visible:

Meaning not yet healed:

Meaning covered, smeared, or running with blood:

Meaning damage or remove part of the surface of (the skin):

Meaning having the power to move heavy weights or perform other physically demanding tasks:

Meaning of extreme force, degree, or strength:

Meaning having, showing, or caused by strong feelings or beliefs:

Meaning having or displaying a passionate intensity:

Meaning showing strong feeling; forceful, passionate, or intense:

Meaning having great power or strength:

Meaning using or involving physical force intended to hurt, damage, or kill someone or something:

Meaning (of an unpleasant or unwelcome situation or phenomenon) present or experienced to a severe or intense degree:

Meaning (of a feeling) not disguised or concealed; open:

Meaning (especially of an emotion) not concealed; obvious:

Meaning not restrained or restricted:

Meaning expressing one's feelings or thoughts unselfconsciously and without restraint:

Meaning of or at a low or relatively low temperature, especially when compared with the human body:

Meaning uncomfortably or unpleasantly cold:

Meaning horrifying or frightening:

Meaning chilly:

Meaning below 0°C:

Meaning very cold:

Meaning characteristic of winter, especially in feeling or looking very cold and bleak:

Meaning (of wind or weather) intensely cold:

Meaning (of wind or cold) so cold as to be painful:

Meaning (of wind or extreme cold) seeming to cut through one:

Meaning able to make a way through or into something:

Meaning (of an object) having an edge or point that is able to cut or pierce something:

Meaning (of the air or wind) extremely cold; biting:

Meaning slightly wet:

Meaning covered or saturated with water or another liquid:

Meaning (of the weather) chilly:

Meaning relating to the Baltic Sea or the region surrounding it:

Meaning having little knowledge or experience of a particular thing:

Meaning not having been trained in a particular skill:

Meaning not having or requiring special skill or training:

Meaning not yet tested to discover quality or reliability; inexperienced:

Meaning (of an idea, product, or person) not subjected to examination, experiment, or experience; unproven:

Meaning (of food) not flavoured with salt, pepper, or other spices:

Meaning not formally taught or trained:

Meaning not educated or trained:

Meaning (of a young person) inexperienced and immature:

Meaning not fully developed:

Meaning of the colour between blue and yellow in the spectrum; coloured like grass or emeralds:

Meaning lacking knowledge or awareness in general; uneducated or unsophisticated:

Meaning (of a person) natural and unaffected; innocent:

Meaning lacking refined worldly knowledge or tastes:

raw antonyms

Meaning (of food or a meal) prepared by heating:

Meaning of or at a fairly or comfortably high temperature:

Meaning characterized by pleasantly warm weather:

Meaning having gained knowledge or skill in a particular field over time:

Meaning having or showing the knowledge, ability, or training to perform a certain activity or task well:

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