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raw

raw

2 2.4
Materials not yet processed used to make products
  • noun
  • /rɔ/
  • Specialized
: materia prima
  • OK, we got cinnamon raw waffles and orange and eggs.

Examples

  • It's the brass and the raw steel stuff.

  • And this here is a piece of raw gold.

  • Did the slaves dig the raw minerals?

  • Because your body is composed of raw animal fat, muscle and organs.

  • Why do people hand out raw frozen turkeys on Thanksgiving?

  • For years, it has been pushed to animal owners and veterinarians that anything raw is potentially contaminated.

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  • This factory processes raw materials into finished products.

  • The company specializes in sourcing raw components for their manufacturing line.

  • Before we can build the structure, we need to gather the raw supplies, like wood and metal.

Synonyms

raw material
vsraw
  • Specialized
50 2.8

A natural thing used to make goods or energy

is the general unprocessed input materials used in production
feedstock
vsraw
  • Specialized
4 7.4

Raw material used in a factory to make products or energy

is more general and covers unprocessed inputs for many uses

Antonyms

finished
  • Specialized
33 1.0

Made and ready to use or sell, often with a smooth surface

refined
  • Specialized
24 3.5

Pure because processing removes unwanted parts

Idioms

2 5.4

In a natural state without being changed

in the raw
  • NSFW
1 8.8

A person who has no clothes on

Compounds

raw material
  • Specialized
50 2.8

A natural thing used to make goods or energy

raw data
  • Specialized
28 3.5

Information collected before people process or check it

17 1.0

Uncooked meat that people eat

raw deal
  • Informal
14 4.4

Unfair treatment that hurts someone and is not deserved

12 3.4

Milk that is not heated to kill germs

10 3.4

A natural ability that is strong but not yet trained

A vegetable like a carrot or cucumber that is not cooked

1 4.0

A person who has just joined the army and has little training

raw umber
  • Specialized
1 7.7

A natural dark brown color from earth used in painting

1 2.5

Wood that has not been smoothed or painted

1 3.6

A sore feeling in the throat that makes swallowing hurt

raw wound
  • NSFW
1 6.6

An injury where the skin is broken and what is under the skin shows

1 3.4

Hair from sheep that has not been cleaned or treated

1 4.1

Strong natural beauty that is not changed by people

raw sienna
  • Specialized
1 7.3

A yellow-brown paint color used in art

1 5.7

Cold, wet weather that feels unpleasant outside

How Processed

finished
  • Specialized
33 1.0
processed
72 2.9
raw
  • Specialized
2 2.4

Surface Forms

raw singular
raws plural

Etymology

Raws as unprocessed materials comes from the adjective raw meaning 'uncooked' or 'untreated', so raws are the simple, unfinished goods used to make other things.