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flesh

/flɛʃ/noun, verb1 syllable

Flesh means: alternative names for the body of a human being.

Synonyms for flesh14

noun, as in alternative names for the body of a human being

human body, physical body, material body, soma, build, figure, physique, anatomy, shape, bod, chassis, frame, form

noun, as in a soft moist part of a fruit

What does flesh mean?4

noun

1

alternative names for the body of a human being“Leonardo studied the human body”

2

a soft moist part of a fruit

3

the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat

verb

1

remove adhering flesh from (hides) when preparing leather manufacture

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with flesh?3

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Flesh in a sentence

  • The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.Zifre
  • The mind craves progress, yet the flesh grows frail and holds back.Amastan
  • In due course, eating meat will be considered as horrible as eating human flesh.speedwell
  • Even if the flesh disintegrates, the thought remains immortal.anzart
  • He might be a monster, but he's my flesh and blood.Nuel
  • The monster had a lumpen body, all swollen joints and uneven flesh.rul
  • He is bone of my bone, flesh of my flesh.unknown
  • God's law forbids eating blood, because the life of all flesh is the blood.Ivanovb

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of flesh

as a noun

plural
fleshes

as a verb

past tense
fleshed
present participle
fleshing
third-person singular
fleshes
past participle
fleshed