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raw

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: raw

1
 adj
not treated with heat to prepare it for eating
2
 adjn
devoid of elaboration or diminution or concealment; bare and pure
informal terms for nakedness
3
 adj
unpleasantly cold and damp
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: raw
1

adj not treated with heat to prepare it for eating

Synonyms
half-baked, underdone
insufficiently cooked
rare
(of meat) cooked a short time; still red inside
uncooked
not cooked
untoasted
not having been browned by exposure to heat
Antonyms:
cooked
having been prepared for eating by the application of heat
au gratin
cooked while covered with browned breadcrumbs (and sometimes cheese)
baked
(bread and pastries) cooked by dry heat (as in an oven)
barbecued, grilled
cooked over an outdoor grill
batter-fried
fried in batter
boiled, poached, stewed
cooked in hot water
braised
cooked by browning in fat and then simmering in a closed container
broiled, grilled
cooked by radiant heat (as over a grill)
burned, burnt
ruined by overcooking
candy-like
resembling candy
done
cooked until ready to serve
deep-fried, fried
cooked by frying in fat
hard-baked
baked until hard
hard-boiled
(eggs) cooked until the yolk is solid
lyonnaise
cooked with onions
medium
(meat) cooked until there is just a little pink meat inside
overdone
cooked too long but still edible
pancake-style
cooked as pancakes are cooked
parched
toasted or roasted slightly
rare-roasted
(meat) roasted with the meat inside still rare
ready-cooked
cooked in such a way as to be ready for sale
roast, roasted
(meat) cooked by dry heat in an oven
saute, sauteed
fried quickly in a little fat
seared
having the surface burned quickly with intense heat
soft-boiled
(eggs) having the yolk still liquid
souffle-like
resembling a souffle
steamed
cooked in steam
sunny-side up
(eggs) fried on only one side
toasted
browned over by exposure to heat
wafer-like
resembling a thin crisp wafer
well-done
(meat) cooked until there is no pink meat left inside
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adj (used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes

“raw wool”
“raw sugar”
Synonyms:
natural, rude
unprocessed
not altered from an original or natural state

adj used of wood and furniture

“raw wood”
Synonyms:
unsanded
unfinished
not brought to the desired final state

adj not processed or refined

“raw sewage”
Synonyms
untreated
not subjected to chemical or physical treatment

adj untempered and unrefined

“raw talent”
“raw beauty”
Synonyms
unpolished
not carefully reworked or perfected or made smooth by polishing

adj not processed or subjected to analysis

“raw data”
“the raw cost of production”
Synonyms:
crude
unanalyzed
not analyzed or broken down for detailed examination

adj lacking training or experience

“raw recruits”
Synonyms:
new
inexperienced, inexperient
lacking practical experience or training
2

adj devoid of elaboration or diminution or concealment; bare and pure

“raw fury”
“you may kill someone someday with your raw power”
Synonyms:
naked
open, overt
open and observable; not secret or hidden

adj brutally unfair or harsh

“received raw treatment from his friends”
“a raw deal”
Synonyms
unfair, unjust
not fair; marked by injustice or partiality or deception

adj having the surface exposed and painful

“a raw wound”
Synonyms
injured
harmed

adj hurting

Synonyms:
sensitive, sore, tender
painful
causing physical or psychological pain

adj (used informally) completely unclothed

Synonyms:
bare-ass, bare-assed, in the altogether, in the buff, in the raw, naked as a jaybird, peeled, stark naked
unclothed
not wearing clothing

n informal terms for nakedness

“in the raw”
Synonyms:
altogether, birthday suit
Type of:
nakedness, nudeness, nudity
the state of being without clothing or covering of any kind
3

adj unpleasantly cold and damp

Synonyms:
bleak, cutting
cold
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
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