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Word: Raw
Speech Type: Adjective
Old English hrēaw, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch rauw and German roh, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek kreas ‘raw flesh’
rɔː
(of food) not cooked
Short Definition:(of food) not cooked
Examples:- 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
Short Definition:red and painful
Examples:- he scrubbed his hands until they were raw
(of an emotion or quality) strong and undisguised
Short Definition:strong and undisguised
Examples:- he exuded an air of raw, vibrant masculinity
(of the weather) cold and damp; bleak
Short Definition:cold and damp
Examples:- a raw February night
new to an activity or job and therefore lacking experience or skill
Short Definition:new to activity or job and therefore lacking experience or skill
Examples:- they were replaced by raw recruits
(of the edge of a piece of cloth) not having a hem or selvedge
Short Definition:(of edge of piece of cloth) not having hem or selvedge
Examples:- oversewing is used to neaten raw edges
from a traditional tribal or rural culture
Short Definition:from traditional tribal or rural culture
Examples:- raw tribesmen found themselves increasingly marginalised
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