From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Food, Material & textiles, Illness & disability, Training, Naturerawraw1 /rΙΛ $ rΙΛ/ βββW3 adjective1foodDF not cooked
raw meat
grated raw carrots
Cabbage can be eaten raw.2substancesTIM raw substances are in a natural state and not treated or prepared for use β refined
raw silk
In its raw state, cocoa is very bitter.
Raw sewage had been dumped in the river.
The cost of our raw materials has risen significantly.3informationTC raw information is collected but not organized, examined, or developed
software to convert raw data into usable information
His time here provided the raw material for his novel.
Warhol used everyday items as the raw ingredients of his art.4emotionsSTRONG FEELING OR BELIEFSTRONG PERSON raw feelings are strong and natural, but not fully controlled
raw passion
Linda didnβt want to see Roy while her emotions were still raw.
It took raw courage to admit she was wrong.5bodyMI if a part of your body is raw, the skin there is red and painful
The skin on my feet was rubbed raw.6inexperiencedSETPM not experienced or not fully trained
Most of our soldiers are raw recruits.7 βtouch/hit a raw nerve8 βraw deal9weatherDN very cold
She shivered in the raw morning air.10artmusic, art, language etc that is raw is simple, direct, and powerful, but not fully developed
Her voice has a raw poetic beauty.
His early sketches are raw and unpretentious.11 βraw talent12 βraw edge βrawness noun [uncountable]Examples from the Corpusrawβ’ a rawaccount of poverty in the citiesβ’ His face was raw and blistered.β’ His beauty was of a different sort, raw and elegant.β’ a salad made with nuts, raisins and rawcarrotsβ’ Audiencesadmire his rawcourage and daring.β’ Following her pointingfinger, they went out into the rawdesert, and dug in the sand.β’ Mayonnaise is traditionally made with raweggs.β’ Sushiconsists of rawfish and rice.β’ raw fishβ’ raw, gustywindsβ’ We were impressed by the singer's raw, huskyvoice.β’ They are the rawmaterial of governordiscussions.β’ Knowledge, power and economicresources are the raw materials of social action, and they are all unequally available.β’ No longer is the customer at the end of the line, nor does the supplier only relate to raw materials.β’ Wash your hands and all cooking utensils and surfaces after preparing rawmeat.β’ The story of the Unabomber crackles with the rawmystery and tension of a cops-and-robbers potboiler.β’ The Princess was wearing a darkgreendress made of rawsilk.β’ Left: The rawstrength of Anjelica Huston.β’ Good coachesdeveloprawtalent into seasonedplayers.β’ The dillsauce also works well as a dip with rawvegetables.β’ If you can't resistsnacking between meals, eat something healthy such as fruit or raw vegetables.raw materialsβ’ No longer is the customer at the end of the line, nor does the supplier only relate to raw materials.β’ Or dealing with suppliers that ignorerequests for raw materials.β’ Similarly, he has the rights and obligations of a buyer as against the person from whom he purchases his raw materials.β’ Cans are made of valuableraw materials - aluminium, steel and tin which are rarely recycled.β’ Tom has finally pleased the invisible hand by taking raw materials and producing something worth more than what he started with.β’ The range of raw materials for the body would be extensive.β’ And today is your finalchance to glimpse these raw materials of our landscape.β’ Knowledge, power and economic resources are the raw materials of social action, and they are all unequally available.raw dataβ’ But Washington did not permit the export of software that would provide high-quality processing of the raw data.β’ It is no good saying that they will compriseraw data.β’ That is what will happen when we get what the hon. Gentlemandescribes as the raw data.β’ Purely descriptive studies serve as the raw data for those comparative studies that aspire to higher levels of explanation.β’ Scientists are analyzingraw data from the shuttle's telescope.β’ Data, raw data from which we have learned, seemingly, nothing.β’ Team one is responsible for the collection and analysis of raw datareceived from the volunteer force.β’ As he pores over all this raw data the field-worker discoverscertaininterestingpatterns and principles in terms of which his information makes sense.β’ The raw data will be cleaned up to removeinconsistencies and ambiguities between the different surveys.rawraw2 noun1 βin the raw2 βcatch/touch somebody on the rawFrom Longman Business Dictionaryrawraw /rΙΛrΙΛ/ adjective [only before a noun]1MANUFACTURINGraw metals or other substances are in their natural state and have not been prepared or used to make anythingGerman companies produced 6.1% less raw iron in March.the export of raw logs2raw data/statistics etcSTATISTICS information that has not been arranged, checked, or prepared in any wayThe system collects raw data about which products a customer has purchased.Originraw1Old Englishhreaw
