Word Definition

Raw

  1. Not tanned; as, raw hides
  2. Bald.
  3. Not worked in due form; in the natural state; untouched by art; unwrought.
  4. A raw, sore, or galled place; a sensitive spot; as, to touch one on the raw.
  5. Not mixed or diluted; as, raw spirits
  6. Sore, as if by being galled.
  7. Disagreeably damp or cold; chilly; bleak; as, a raw wind.
  8. Not covered; bare.
  9. Not trimmed, covered, or folded under; as, the raw edge of a piece of metal or of cloth.
  10. Deprived of skin; galled; as, a raw sore.
  11. Not spun or twisted; as, raw silk or cotton
  12. Hence: Unprepared for use or enjoyment; immature; unripe; unseasoned; inexperienced; unpracticed; untried; as, raw soldiers; a raw recruit.
  13. Not distilled; as, raw water
  14. 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.
  15. Not tried; not melted and strained; as, raw tallow

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