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Flesh Soft Part Human Noun Person's Animal's Body

word flesh
definition
noun
Flesh is the soft part of a person's or animal's body between the bones and the skin.
...maggots which eat away dead flesh.
...the pale pink flesh of trout and salmon.
You can use flesh to refer to human skin and the human body, especially when you are considering it in a sexual way .
...the warmth of her flesh.
...the sins of the flesh.
The flesh of a fruit or vegetable is the soft inside part of it.
Cut the flesh from the olives and discard the stones.
inflections fleshesfleshingfleshed
cefr-level C1

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