What part of speech is raw?

Raw can be categorized as an adjective and a noun.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. raw is a noun, singular of raws.
  • 2. raw is an adjective.

Inflections

Noun

Adjective

What does raw mean?

Definitions

Adjective

raw - not treated with heat to prepare it for eating
raw - lacking training or experience; "the new men were eager to fight"; "raw recruits"
raw - having the surface exposed and painful; "a raw wound"
raw - brutally unfair or harsh; "received raw treatment from his friends"; "a raw deal"
raw - used of wood and furniture; "raw wood"
raw - untempered and unrefined; "raw talent"; "raw beauty"
raw - not processed or refined; "raw sewage"
raw - hurting; "the tender spot on his jaw"
raw - not processed or subjected to analysis; "raw data"; "the raw cost of production"; "only the crude vital statistics"
raw - unpleasantly cold and damp; "bleak winds of the North Atlantic"
raw - (used informally) completely unclothed
raw - devoid of elaboration or diminution or concealment; bare and pure; "naked ambition"; "raw fury"; "you may kill someone someday with your raw power"
raw - (used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes; "natural yogurt"; "natural produce"; "raw wool"; "raw sugar"; "bales of rude cotton"

Noun

raw - informal terms for nakedness; "in the raw"; "in the altogether"; "in his birthday suit"

Examples of raw

#   Sentence  
1. noun In the raw.
2. noun Raw fish easily goes bad.
3. noun Raw fish is not to my taste.
4. noun Raw, simmered, or grilled, tomatoes are a delicious ingredient.
5. noun Raw food isn't for everyone.
6. adj. Raw recruits.
7. adj. A raw wound.
8. adj. Received raw treatment from his friends.
9. adj. A raw deal.
10. adj. Raw wood.
11. adj. Raw talent.
12. adj. Raw beauty.
13. adj. Raw sewage.
14. adj. Raw data.
15. adj. The raw cost of production.
16. adj. Raw fury.
17. adj. You may kill someone someday with your raw power.
18. adj. Raw wool.
19. adj. Raw sugar.
20. adj. Al Qaeda has had anthrax, the raw seed product in its unweaponized form, since at least 1997, when it was purchased by Bin Laden through the Moro Islamic Liberation Front ("Moro Front" or "MILF").
Sentence  
noun
In the raw.
Raw fish easily goes bad.
Raw fish is not to my taste.
Raw, simmered, or grilled, tomatoes are a delicious ingredient.
Raw food isn't for everyone.
adj.
Raw recruits.
A raw wound.
Received raw treatment from his friends.
A raw deal.
Raw wood.
Raw talent.
Raw beauty.
Raw sewage.
Raw data.
The raw cost of production.
Raw fury.
You may kill someone someday with your raw power.
Raw wool.
Raw sugar.
Al Qaeda has had anthrax, the raw seed product in its unweaponized form, since at least 1997, when it was purchased by Bin Laden through the Moro Islamic Liberation Front ("Moro Front" or "MILF").

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