crude

Meanings

• adjective

  Unrefined or unprocessed; not polished or finished.

  - "The oil was crude when it came out of the ground."
  - "The painter used crude brushstrokes to create texture."

• adjective

  Rude or offensive in speech or behavior.

  - "His crude jokes were met with groans from the audience."
  - "She was taken aback by his crude behavior."

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Pronunciation

1. /kɹuːd/
   
   
   
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Antonyms

processed , refined

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Synonyms

raw , blunt , immature , unripe , obvious , primitive , raw

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with crude
mude , cude , fude , lude , rude

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Homophones

Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

1. Crude oil (English) : Unrefined petroleum
   

2. Crude Awakening (English) : A sudden and often unpleasant realization or experience
   

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Variants

List of all variants of crude that leads to same result
crude , crudely , crudeness , crudenesses , cruder , crudest , crudes , crude death rate , crude death rates , death rate , death rates

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Forms

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cruder, crudest

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Etymology

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Old English crūd 'mass, lump, block,' from Proto-Germanic *krūdaz 'mass, clot.'

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Trivia

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1. The term 'crude oil' refers to oil that has not undergone any refining process.

2. The term 'crude' is also used in geology to describe rock that has not been processed or extracted for minerals.

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Related Concepts

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1. Rough: Related to the concept of being unrefined or unpolished. 'Crude' and 'rough' can both describe something that is unfinished or unprocessed.

2. Primitive: Related to the concept of being unrefined or unsophisticated. 'Crude' and 'primitive' can both describe something that is simple or lacking in complexity.

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Culture

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In literature, crude is often used to describe unpolished or rude characters or situations. In art, it can refer to the use of raw or unprocessed materials. In music, the term 'crude' may be used to describe raw or unrefined sounds.

How to Memorize "crude"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a lump of clay or a raw, unrefined material to remember the meaning of 'crude' as unfinished or unprocessed.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'crude' with the idea of rudeness or offensiveness to remember its second meaning.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering the phrase 'Crude is unrefined, like a lump of clay in your hand' to help remember the meaning.

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