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flesh

UK
/fleʃ/
US
/flɛʃ/

Translations

fleshnoun
fleshes
pl
The peach's flesh was juicy and sweet.
Мякоть персика была сочной и сладкой.
The knife cut through the flesh easily.
Нож легко прорезал плоть.
Additional translations
тело
мясо
кожа
Synonyms
muscle
body
tissue
meat
frame
carcass
form
fleshverb
fleshed
Past Simple
fleshed
Past Participle
fleshing
Gerund
UK
/fleʃ/
US
/flɛʃ/
The hunter fleshed the animal to prepare it for cooking.
Охотник обнажил животное, чтобы подготовить его к приготовлению.
The writer fleshed out the characters in her novel.
Писательница воплотила персонажей в своем романе.
Additional translations
оживать
Synonyms
populate with
populate
incarnate
materialize
embody
fleshadjective
UK
/fleʃ/
US
/flɛʃ/
Used attributively before nouns (e.g., "flesh wound"); generally not gradable.

Definitions

fleshnoun
The soft substance consisting of muscle and fat that is found between the skin and bones of an animal or human.
The butcher carefully cut the flesh from the bone.
The edible part of a fruit or vegetable, especially when it is soft and juicy.
The flesh of the ripe mango was sweet and succulent.
The human body, especially as contrasted with the spirit or soul.
He believed that the desires of the flesh should be controlled by the mind.
Meat from an animal regarded as food.
Some religions forbid the eating of flesh on certain days.
A person's family or close relatives (often in the phrase "flesh and blood").
She could never betray her own flesh and blood.
fleshverb
To add more details or information to something.
The author decided to flesh out the characters in the second draft of the novel.
To remove flesh from the skin or hide of an animal, especially in preparing it for tanning.
The taxidermist carefully fleshed the hide before mounting it.
To feed (a hawk, hound, etc.) with flesh, especially to excite or train it for hunting (falconry; archaic).
The falconer fleshed the hawk with a fresh rabbit carcass before the hunt.
fleshadjective
Relating to or consisting of flesh; involving only soft tissue and not bone or vital organs.
Luckily, it was just a flesh wound.
Having a pale pinkish-beige colour resembling that of human skin.
The artist mixed paints until he achieved the exact flesh colour he wanted for the portrait.
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