Raw vs. Ripe
Difference Between Raw and Ripe
Rawadjective
(cooking) of food Not cooked.
Ripeadjective
(of fruits, vegetables, seeds etc.) Ready for reaping or gathering; having attained perfection; mature
ripe grainripe applesRawadjective
Not treated or processed; in a natural state, unrefined, unprocessed.
raw cane sugarraw sewageRipeadjective
(of foods) Advanced to the state of fitness for use; mellow
ripe cheeseripe wineRawadjective
Having had the skin removed or abraded; chafed, tender; exposed, lacerated.
a raw woundRipeadjective
(figuratively) Having attained its full development; mature; perfected
Rawadjective
New or inexperienced.
a raw beginnerRipeadjective
(archaic) Maturated or suppurated; ready to discharge; -- said of sores, tumors, etc.
Rawadjective
Crude in quality; rough, uneven, unsophisticated.
a raw voiceRipeadjective
Ready for action or effect; prepared.
Rawadjective
(statistics) of data Uncorrected, without analysis.
Ripeadjective
Like ripened fruit in ruddiness and plumpness.
Rawadjective
Unpleasantly cold or damp.
a raw windRipeadjective
(obsolete) Intoxicated.
Rawadjective
Unmasked, undisguised, strongly expressed
raw emotionRipeadjective
(legal) Of a conflict between parties, having developed to a stage where the conflict may be reviewed by a court of law.
Rawadjective
Candid in a representation of unpleasant facts, conditions, etc.
a raw description of the American political arenaRipeadjective
Smelly: having a disagreeable odor.
Rawadjective
Unrefined, crude, or insensitive, especially with reference to sexual matters
Ripenoun
(agriculture) A fruit or vegetable which has ripened.
Rawadjective
(obsolete) Not covered; bare; bald.
Ripenoun
The bank of a river.
Rawadverb
(slang) Without a condom.
We did it raw.Ripeverb
To ripen or mature
Rawnoun
An unprocessed sugar; a batch of such.
Ripeadjective
fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used;
ripe peachesfull-bodies mature winesRawnoun
A galled place; an inveterate sore.
Ripeadjective
fully prepared or eager;
the colonists were ripe for revolutionRawnoun
A point about which a person is particularly sensitive.
Ripeadjective
most suitable or right for a particular purpose;
a good time to plant tomatoesthe right time to actthe time is ripe for great sociological changesRawnoun
A recording or rip of a show that has not been fansubbed.
Ripeadjective
at the highest point of development especially in judgment or knowledge;
a ripe mindRawnoun
A scan that has not been cleaned purged of blemishes arising from the scanning process and has not been scanlated.
Ripeadjective
far along in time;
a man of advanced ageadvanced in yearsa ripe old agethe ripe age of 90Rawnoun
informal terms for nakedness;
in the rawin the altogetherin his birthday suitRawadjective
(used especially of commodities) in the natural unprocessed condition;
natural yogurtnatural produceraw woolraw sugarbales of rude cottonRawadjective
having the surface exposed and painful;
a raw woundRawadjective
not treated with heat to prepare it for eating
Rawadjective
not processed or refined;
raw sewageRawadjective
devoid of elaboration or diminution or concealment; bare and pure;
naked ambitionraw furyyou may kill someone someday with your raw powerRawadjective
brutally unfair or harsh;
received raw treatment from his friendsa raw dealRawadjective
not processed or subjected to analysis;
raw datathe raw cost of productiononly the crude vital statisticsRawadjective
untempered and unrefined;
raw talentraw beautyRawadjective
unpleasantly cold and damp;
bleak winds of the North AtlanticRawadjective
inflamed and painful;
his throat was rawhad a sore throatRawadjective
used of wood and furniture;
raw woodRawadjective
lacking training or experience;
the new men were eager to fightraw recruitshe was still wet behind the ears when he shipped as a hand on a merchant vesselRawadjective
(used informally) completely unclothed
