raw

/ɹɔː/adj
ElementaryNot in standard dictionaries
1

(of food) Not cooked.

2

Subsisting on, or pertaining to, a diet of raw food.

3

Not treated or processed; in a natural state, unrefined, unprocessed. (of materials, products, etc.)

4

Having had the skin removed or abraded; chafed, tender; exposed, lacerated.

5

New or inexperienced.

6

Crude in quality; rough, uneven, unsophisticated.

7

Uncorrected, without analysis.

8

Unpleasantly cold or damp. (of weather)

9

Unmasked, undisguised, strongly expressed. (of an emotion, personality, etc.)

10

Candid in a representation of unpleasant facts, conditions, etc.

Sound Patterns & Rhymes

Rhymes

Words that share the same ending sound pattern

Alliteration

Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)

Assonance

Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing

Consonance

Words sharing similar consonant sound patterns — adds texture and cohesion to writing

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