1. (noun)raw, altogether, birthday suit informal terms for nakedness "in the raw"; "in the altogether"; "in his birthday suit"
2. (adj)natural, raw(a), rude(a) (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"
3. (adj)raw having the surface exposed and painful
"a raw wound"
4. (adj)raw not treated with heat to prepare it for eating
5. (adj)raw not processed or refined
"raw sewage"
6. (adj)naked, raw devoid of elaboration or diminution or concealment; bare and pure
"naked ambition"; "raw fury"; "you may kill someone someday with your raw power"
7. (adj)raw brutally unfair or harsh
"received raw treatment from his friends"; "a raw deal"
8. (adj)crude, raw not processed or subjected to analysis "raw data"; "the raw cost of production"; "only the crude vital statistics"
9. (adj)raw untempered and unrefined
"raw talent"; "raw beauty"
10. (adj)sensitive, sore, raw, tender hurting "the tender spot on his jaw"
11. (adj)bleak, cutting, raw unpleasantly cold and damp "bleak winds of the North Atlantic"
12. (adj)raw(a), unsanded used of wood and furniture "raw wood"
13. (adj)raw, new lacking training or experience "the new men were eager to fight"; "raw recruits"
14. (adj)bare-assed, bare-ass, in the altogether, in the buff, in the raw, raw, peeled, naked as a jaybird, stark naked (used informally) completely unclothed