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   flesh

   /flɛʃ/

   noun

   • 1. the soft substance consisting of muscle and fat that is found between the skin and bones of a human or an animal: "she grabbed Anna's arm, her fingers sinking into the flesh" Similar muscletissuemuscle tissuemeatbrawninformal:beef
   • ▪ the flesh of an animal, regarded as food: "the food an animal eats will affect the taste and texture of its flesh" Similar meat
   • ▪ the edible pulpy part of a fruit or vegetable: "halve the avocados and scrape out the flesh" Similar pulpsoft partfleshy partmarrowmeat
   • ▪ the skin or surface of the human body with reference to its appearance or sensory properties: "she gasped as the cold water hit her flesh"
   • ▪ the human body and its physical needs and desires, especially as contrasted with the mind or the soul: "I have never been one to deny the pleasures of the flesh" Similar the bodythe human bodyhuman natureman's physical naturephysicalitycorporealitycarnalityanimalitysensualitysensualismsexuality
   • ▪ a light brownish pink colour: "acrylic paints in flesh, red, and pink"

   verb

   • 1. put weight on: "he had fleshed out to a solid 220 pounds"
   • ▪ add more details to something which only exists in a draft or outline form: "the arguments were fleshed out by the minister"
   • 2. stimulate (a hound or hawk) to hunt by feeding it a piece of flesh from a recently killed animal: "I have fleshed my bloodhound"
   • ▪ accustom to bloodshed or warfare: literary "he fleshed his troops with enterprises against the enemy's posts"
   • 3. remove the flesh adhering to (a skin or hide): "chemicals remove the hair and preserving salts, and then the hides are fleshed"

   Word Origin Old Englishflǣsc, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vlees and German Fleisch.

   Derivatives

   • 1. fleshless adjective

   Scrabble Points: 11

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishFLESH | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   FLESH definition: 1. the soft part of the body of a person or animal that is between the skin and the bones, or the…. Learn more.

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   Flesh is the part of a body that's made of muscles and fat. If you grab the flesh of your little brother's arm to keep him from running into the street, you're holding the soft part of his arm.

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   The meaning of FLESH is the soft parts of the body of an animal and especially of a vertebrate; especially : the parts composed chiefly of skeletal muscle as distinguished from internal organs, bone, and integument. How to use flesh in a sentence.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishFLESH definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   19 meanings: 1. the soft part of the body of an animal or human, esp muscular tissue, as distinct from bone and viscera .... Click for more definitions.

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   Flesh definition: the soft substance of a human or other animal body, consisting of muscle and fat.. See examples of FLESH used in a sentence.

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   Define flesh. flesh synonyms, flesh pronunciation, flesh translation, English dictionary definition of flesh. n. 1. a. The soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate, covering the bones and consisting mainly of skeletal muscle and fat: thought the boy needed some more...

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishFLESH | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   FLESH definition: 1. the soft part of a person's or animal's body between the skin and bones 2. in real life and not…. Learn more.

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionflesh noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   Definition of flesh noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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    flesh meaning, definition, what is flesh: the soft part of the body of a person or...: Learn more.

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    Babies are born not just as bundles of flesh and bone but with already distinctive personalities. Cook the duck until the juices run pale yellow when the flesh is pierced. Falcons usually strip the flesh off their prey. The injury was only a flesh wound and would heal in ten days or so. The knife cut through flesh and bone.