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a
Determinative
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A is used when the following word could be any of a certain type.
Compare "A book I saw on the shelf" and "The book I gave you yesterday".
a
Noun
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A is the first letter of the alphabet.
The letter "a" comes before "b".
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In some schools, an A is a very high grade.
Ron got an A on his earth science test.
raw
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adjective
(= natural, rude)
(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
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adjective
having the surface exposed and painful
a raw wound
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adjective
brutally unfair or harsh
received raw treatment from his friends
a raw deal
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adjective
not treated with heat to prepare it for eating
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adjective
not processed or refined
raw sewage
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adjective
(= crude)
not processed or subjected to analysis
raw data
the raw cost of production
only the crude vital statistics
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adjective
(= naked)
devoid of elaboration or diminution or concealment; bare and pure
naked ambition
raw fury
you may kill someone someday with your raw power
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adjective
(= new)
lacking training or experience
the new men were eager to fight
raw recruits
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adjective
used of wood and furniture
raw wood
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adjective
untempered and unrefined
raw talent
raw beauty
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noun
(= altogether, birthday suit)
informal terms for nakedness
in the raw
in the altogether
in his birthday suit
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adjective
(= bleak)
unpleasantly cold and damp
bleak winds of the North Atlantic
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adjective
(= tender)
hurting
the tender spot on his jaw
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adjective
(= bare-assed)
(used informally) completely unclothed
deal
Noun
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A deal is a business agreement.
The company made a deal with the agents.
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A deal is a situation.
OK, so here's the deal.
deal
Verb
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If you deal with something, such as a problem, you solve it.
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When you deal something, you sell or give or hand it out.
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The exporter deals in food for export to other nations.