Flesh

  • 11flesh|er — «FLEHSH uhr», noun. 1. a person who fleshes hides. 2. a knifelike tool used for fleshing. 3. Scottish. a butcher …

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  • 12flesh — noun 1 soft part of sb s body ADJECTIVE ▪ firm, smooth, soft, tender ▪ pale, pink, white ▪ bare …

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  • 13flesh — flesh1 W3 [fleʃ] n [U] [: Old English; Origin: flAsc] 1.) the soft part of the body of a person or animal that is between the skin and the bones ▪ a freshwater fish with firm white flesh 2.) the skin of the human body ▪ His flesh was red and… …

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  • 14flesh — [[t]fle̱ʃ[/t]] fleshes, fleshing, fleshed 1) N UNCOUNT Flesh is the soft part of a person s or animal s body between the bones and the skin. Illness had wasted the flesh from her tall, willowy body. ...the pale pink flesh of trout and salmon. 2)… …

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  • 15flesh — n. & v. n. 1 a the soft, esp. muscular, substance between the skin and bones of an animal or a human. b plumpness; fat (has put on flesh). c archaic meat, esp. excluding poultry, game, and offal. 2 the body as opposed to the mind or the soul, esp …

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  • 16flesh — 01. The bullet passed through the [flesh] of his leg without seriously injuring him. 02. The first explorers described the native people of the islands as savages who ate human [flesh]. 03. Birds use their hooked beaks to cut through the [flesh]… …

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  • 17flesh — 1 noun (U) 1 the soft part of the body of a person or animal that is between the skin and the bones : flesh wound (=a slight injury from a knife or bullet) 2 the soft part of a fruit or vegetable that can be eaten: Cut the melon in half and scoop …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 18flesh — /flɛʃ / (say flesh) noun 1. the soft substance of an animal body, consisting of muscle and fat. 2. muscular tissue. 3. fatness; weight: to put on flesh. 4. such substance of animals as an article of food, usually excluding fish and sometimes… …

  • 19flesh — fleshless, adj. /flesh/, n. 1. the soft substance of a human or other animal body, consisting of muscle and fat. 2. muscular and fatty tissue. 3. this substance or tissue in animals, viewed as an article of food, usually excluding fish and… …

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  • 20flesh — flesh1 [ fleʃ ] noun uncount ** 1. ) the soft part of people s or animals bodies that consists mostly of muscle and fat: The dog s teeth sank into my flesh. a ) a person s skin: I felt the soft flesh of his cheek. 2. ) the soft part of a fruit or …

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