Index of English words, starting with "ra"

(1) - Ravishing (a.) Rapturous; transporting.
(2) - Ravishing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Ravish

(1) - Ravishingly (adv.) In a ravishing manner.

(1) - Ravishment (n.) The act of ravishing a woman; rape.
(2) - Ravishment (n.) The state of being ravished; rapture; transport of delight; ecstasy.
(3) - Ravishment (n.) The act of carrying away by force or against consent; abduction; as, the ravishment of children from their parents, of a ward from his guardian, or of a wife from her husband.

(1) - Raw (n.) A raw, sore, or galled place; a sensitive spot; as, to touch one on the raw.
(2) - Raw (superl.) Disagreeably damp or cold; chilly; bleak; as, a raw wind.
(3) - Raw (superl.) Sore, as if by being galled.
(4) - Raw (superl.) Deprived of skin; galled; as, a raw sore.
(5) - Raw (superl.) Bald.
(6) - Raw (superl.) Not covered; bare.
(7) - Raw (superl.) Not trimmed, covered, or folded under; as, the raw edge of a piece of metal or of cloth.
(8) - Raw (superl.) Not tanned; as, raw hides
(9) - Raw (superl.) Not tried; not melted and strained; as, raw tallow
(10) - Raw (superl.) Not mixed or diluted; as, raw spirits
(11) - Raw (superl.) Not spun or twisted; as, raw silk or cotton
(12) - Raw (superl.) Not distilled; as, raw water
(13) - Raw (superl.) Not worked in due form; in the natural state; untouched by art; unwrought.
(14) - Raw (superl.) Hence: Unprepared for use or enjoyment; immature; unripe; unseasoned; inexperienced; unpracticed; untried; as, raw soldiers; a raw recruit.
(15) - Raw (superl.) 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 suitable for eating; not done; as, raw meat.

(1) - Rawboned (a.) Having little flesh on the bones; gaunt.