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Flesh

noun
/flɛʃ/
Word Frequency: 18.4

Definitions

1.nounThe soft tissue of the body, especially muscle and fat.
2.nounThe skin of a human or animal.
3.noun(by extension) Bare arms, bare legs, bare torso.
4.nounAnimal tissue regarded as food; meat (but sometimes excluding fish).
5.nounThe human body as a physical entity.
6.nounThe mortal body of a human being, contrasted with the spirit or soul.
7.nounThe evil and corrupting principle working in man.
8.nounThe soft, often edible, parts of fruits or vegetables.
9.nounTenderness of feeling; gentleness.
10.nounKindred; stock; race.
11.nounA yellowish pink colour; the colour of some Caucasian human skin.
12.verbTo reward (a hound, bird of prey etc.) with flesh of the animal killed, to excite it for further hunting; to train (an animal) to have an appetite for flesh.
13.verbTo bury (something, especially a weapon) in flesh.
14.verbTo inure or habituate someone in or to a given practice.
15.verbTo glut.
16.verbTo put flesh on; to fatten.
17.verbTo remove the flesh from the skin during the making of leather.

Synonyms

bodphysiqueanatomypulpsomaformframebuildshapechassisfigurehuman body

Rhymes With

freshthreshmeshafreshrefreshenmeshcrechehorseflesh
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