crude
Noun
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A dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons (synset 115005138)
is a type of:
- fossil fuel - fuel consisting of the remains of organisms preserved in rocks in the earth's crust with high carbon and hydrogen content
- oil - a slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water
subtypes: resid, residual oil - oil products that remain after petroleum has been distilledsubstance holonym: atomic number 6, c, carbon - an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds
Adjective
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Not carefully or expertly made (synset 302237329)
"managed to make a crude splint"; "a crude cabin of logs with bark still on them"; "rough carpentry"similar to: unskilled - not having or showing or requiring special skill or proficiencysame as: rough
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Conspicuously and tastelessly indecent (synset 300686808)
"coarse language"; "a crude joke"; "crude behavior"; "an earthy sense of humor"; "a revoltingly gross expletive"; "a vulgar gesture"; "full of language so vulgar it should have been edited"similar to: indecent - offensive to good taste especially in sexual matters
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Not refined or processed (synset 301960289)
"unrefined ore"; "crude oil"same as: unprocessed, unrefined
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Belonging to an early stage of technical development;
Characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness (synset 300821744)"the crude weapons and rude agricultural implements of early man"; "primitive movies of the 1890s"; "primitive living conditions in the Appalachian mountains"similar to: early - being or occurring at an early stage of development -
Devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment (synset 300559107)
"the blunt truth"; "the crude facts"; "facing the stark reality of the deadline"similar to: unconditional, unconditioned - not conditional
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Not processed or subjected to analysis (synset 300418723)
"raw data"; "the raw cost of production"; "only the crude vital statistics"similar to: unanalyzed - not analyzed or broken down for detailed examinationsame as: raw
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