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Crude

In its natural state; not cooked or prepared by fire or heat; undressed; not altered, refined, or prepared for use by any artificial process; raw; as, crude flesh.

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Early 84% connected

Soon; in good season; seasonably; betimes; as, come early.

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Early 84% connected

Soon; in good season; seasonably; betimes; as, come early.

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Indecent 84% connected

Not decent; unfit to be seen or heard; offensive to modesty and delicacy; as, indecent language.

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Indecent 84% connected

Not decent; unfit to be seen or heard; offensive to modesty and delicacy; as, indecent language.

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Unconditional 84% connected

Not conditional limited, or conditioned; made without condition; absolute; unreserved; as, an unconditional surrender.

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Unconditional 84% connected

Not conditional limited, or conditioned; made without condition; absolute; unreserved; as, an unconditional surrender.

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Unconditioned 84% connected

Not conditioned or subject to conditions; unconditional.

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Unconditioned 84% connected

Not conditioned or subject to conditions; unconditional.

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Broader term 1

Oil 76% connected

Any one of a great variety of unctuous combustible substances, not miscible with water; as, olive oil, whale oil, rock oil, etc. They are of animal,…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Crudeness 74% connected

A crude, undigested, or unprepared state; rawness; unripeness; immatureness; unfitness for a destined use or purpose; as, the crudeness of iron ore;…

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Crudeness 74% connected

A crude, undigested, or unprepared state; rawness; unripeness; immatureness; unfitness for a destined use or purpose; as, the crudeness of iron ore;…

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Crudity 74% connected

The condition of being crude; rawness.

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Crudity 74% connected

The condition of being crude; rawness.

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C 70% connected

The keynote of the normal or "natural" scale, which has neither flats nor sharps in its signature; also, the third note of the relative minor scale o…

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Carbon 70% connected

An elementary substance, not metallic in its nature, which is present in all organic compounds. Atomic weight 11.97. Symbol C. it is combustible, and…

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Synonym 11

Blunt 92% connected

Having a thick edge or point, as an instrument; dull; not sharp.

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Earthy 92% connected

Consisting of, or resembling, earth; terrene; earthlike; as, earthy matter.

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Gross 92% connected

Great; large; bulky; fat; of huge size; excessively large.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Oil 92% connected

Any one of a great variety of unctuous combustible substances, not miscible with water; as, olive oil, whale oil, rock oil, etc. They are of animal,…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Petroleum 92% connected

Rock oil, mineral oil, or natural oil, a dark brown or greenish inflammable liquid, which, at certain points, exists in the upper strata of the earth…

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Primitive 92% connected

Of or pertaining to the beginning or origin, or to early times; original; primordial; primeval; first; as, primitive innocence; the primitive church.

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Raw 92% connected

Not altered from its natural state; not prepared by the action of heat; as, raw sienna; specifically, not cooked; not changed by heat to a state suit…

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Rough 92% connected

Having inequalities, small ridges, or points, on the surface; not smooth or plain; as, a rough board; a rough stone; rough cloth.

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Rude 92% connected

Characterized by roughness; umpolished; raw; lacking delicacy or refinement; coarse.

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Stark 92% connected

Stiff; rigid.

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Vulgar 92% connected

Of or pertaining to the mass, or multitude, of people; common; general; ordinary; public; hence, in general use; vernacular.

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