Flesh
noun
The soft substance of a human or other animal body, consisting of muscle and fat.
He pinched his arm to feel the flesh.
Often appears as...
- human flesh
- animal flesh
noun
The edible pulpy part of a fruit or vegetable.
He squeezed the orange and the flesh was juicy.
Often appears as...
- orange flesh
- apple flesh
noun
In relation to one's own kind, family, or relative.
He is my own flesh and blood.
Often appears as...
- flesh and blood
- own flesh
Usage tips
Idiomatic
verb
Add more details, substance, or depth to something.
She needs to flesh out the characters in her novel.
Often appears as...
- flesh out details
- flesh out story
verb
Remove the flesh from the skin of a carcass.
The taxidermist fleshed the animal hides.
Often appears as...
- flesh skin
- flesh hide
Usage tips
Technical
noun
The human body and its physical desires and needs.
He needs to control the desires of the flesh.
Often appears as...
- desires of the flesh
- sins of the flesh
Usage tips
Disapproving
Religious
noun
The soft substance of a human or other animal body, consisting of muscle and fat.
He pinched his arm to feel the flesh.
Often appears as...
- human flesh
- animal flesh
noun
The edible pulpy part of a fruit or vegetable.
He squeezed the orange and the flesh was juicy.
Often appears as...
- orange flesh
- apple flesh
noun
In relation to one's own kind, family, or relative.
He is my own flesh and blood.
Often appears as...
- flesh and blood
- own flesh
Usage tips
Idiomatic
verb
Add more details, substance, or depth to something.
She needs to flesh out the characters in her novel.
Often appears as...
- flesh out details
- flesh out story
verb
Remove the flesh from the skin of a carcass.
The taxidermist fleshed the animal hides.
Often appears as...
- flesh skin
- flesh hide
Usage tips
Technical
noun
The human body and its physical desires and needs.
He needs to control the desires of the flesh.
Often appears as...
- desires of the flesh
- sins of the flesh
Usage tips
Disapproving
Religious
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Pro Tip 1/2Literal Meaning
Used to describe the actual physical part of a body, not metaphorically.
The doctor examined the flesh around the wound.
Pro Tip 2/2Sensory Imagery
Often invokes a sense of texture and can be used to describe sensations.
The cold wind made her flesh tingle.
Pro Tip 1/2Literal Meaning
Used to describe the actual physical part of a body, not metaphorically.
The doctor examined the flesh around the wound.
Pro Tip 2/2Sensory Imagery
Often invokes a sense of texture and can be used to describe sensations.
The cold wind made her flesh tingle.
Pro Tip 1/2Literal Meaning
Used to describe the actual physical part of a body, not metaphorically.
The doctor examined the flesh around the wound.
Pro Tip 2/2Sensory Imagery
Often invokes a sense of texture and can be used to describe sensations.
The cold wind made her flesh tingle.
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TIL: How Cookiecutter...
the cookie cutter shark are actually prey and when they come in to bite thinking that it's a smaller fish they find themselves in a world of hurt because the cookie cutter shark then turns around suctions its lips and its top teeth to their body and then it spins its body ejecting a perfectly cylindrical plug of flesh the cookie cutter sharp is the
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Strange answers to the...
that he once threatened her with a knife and said he always wondered what human flesh tasted like, but people say stupid things to each other in bad marriages in the heat of an argument, and his second marriage has lasted 41 years. So whenever he said anything to me that just seemed kind of non-psychopathic,
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Putting the Cub's Teeth...
To the side. There we go. If I just let it go, he'd keep swallowing it. So, the fact that I pull it to the side makes him use his carnassial teeth, which are the ones that are designed for chewing off chunks of flesh. Dearie me. Just
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Why We Need To Talk Shit...
seen progress on sanitation I can see three reasons first let's look in the mirror we have it too easy we flesh and forget we know there's some system deep underground that will deal with it this very absence of and
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This Plant Traps its...
which take on much larger prey some have been found which have stems up to six meters long whilst others have traps which are more than 40 centimeters deep and can hold two liters of flesh digesting liquid
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Killer Ant Swarm...
the truth is somewhat different although the bites are painful against people they are purely defensive the jaws may slice through human flesh like butter but it's simply a warning
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"Ode to the Only Black...
You, it seems, are the manifestation of several lifetimes of toil. Brown v. Board in flesh. Most days the classroom feels like an antechamber. You are deemed expert
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Corpse Flower Stinks of...
but it's very attractive to carrion flies they lay their eggs on rotting flesh the scent lures the fly deep into the
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Ferocious Hornet Moments...
inside the defenseless young are butchered the succulent and nutritious flesh will be a massive boost
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Giant Hornets Massacre...
defenseless young are butchered the succulent and nutritious flesh will be a massive boost to the
Video examples
TIL: How Cookiecutter...
the cookie cutter shark are actually prey and when they come in to bite thinking that it's a smaller fish they find themselves in a world of hurt because the cookie cutter shark then turns around suctions its lips and its top teeth to their body and then it spins its body ejecting a perfectly cylindrical plug of flesh the cookie cutter sharp is the
Video examples
Strange answers to the...
that he once threatened her with a knife and said he always wondered what human flesh tasted like, but people say stupid things to each other in bad marriages in the heat of an argument, and his second marriage has lasted 41 years. So whenever he said anything to me that just seemed kind of non-psychopathic,
Video examples
Putting the Cub's Teeth...
To the side. There we go. If I just let it go, he'd keep swallowing it. So, the fact that I pull it to the side makes him use his carnassial teeth, which are the ones that are designed for chewing off chunks of flesh. Dearie me. Just
Video examples
Why We Need To Talk Shit...
seen progress on sanitation I can see three reasons first let's look in the mirror we have it too easy we flesh and forget we know there's some system deep underground that will deal with it this very absence of and
Video examples
This Plant Traps its...
which take on much larger prey some have been found which have stems up to six meters long whilst others have traps which are more than 40 centimeters deep and can hold two liters of flesh digesting liquid
Video examples
Killer Ant Swarm...
the truth is somewhat different although the bites are painful against people they are purely defensive the jaws may slice through human flesh like butter but it's simply a warning
Video examples
"Ode to the Only Black...
You, it seems, are the manifestation of several lifetimes of toil. Brown v. Board in flesh. Most days the classroom feels like an antechamber. You are deemed expert
Video examples
Corpse Flower Stinks of...
but it's very attractive to carrion flies they lay their eggs on rotting flesh the scent lures the fly deep into the
Video examples
Ferocious Hornet Moments...
inside the defenseless young are butchered the succulent and nutritious flesh will be a massive boost
Video examples
Giant Hornets Massacre...
defenseless young are butchered the succulent and nutritious flesh will be a massive boost to the
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Quote examples
Rob Thomas
American Producer
So much of what I do... is coming up with new characters and trying to invent voices for them, and to have people fully fleshed out in my head and to know who can say what in the scene and who these characters are... I love it.
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Uwe Boll
German Director
So if you want to have a great video game-based movie you have to keep the mood of the game, use the normal character setup - but you have to flesh out the story and provide more background for the characters.
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Jean-Philippe Courtois
French Businessman
You need to create a place where young students can flesh out their business plans and further develop their research projects and then have a fund to help students get started in their businesses.
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Christopher Plummer
Canadian Actor
I love trying to give some flesh to rather naked bones sometimes. I've always felt it my duty and to try and bring on the character's off-stage life, what happened that is not revealed.
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Gael Garcia Bernal
Mexican Actor
In terms of work, obviously acting is such a job that is very in the flesh kind of thing. It's your work, but it's your life, in a way. You can get so mixed up.
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Ron Funches
American Comedian
In any great art, you create a world, and you invite people into that world, and hopefully, it's fleshed out enough and you've explained it well enough.
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Kimberly Willis Holt
American Writer
My biggest disappointment is that once I'm finished working on the characters, I really do expect to see them in the flesh one day.
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James Mercer
American Musician
I sit and write songs alone and then get together with people to help me flesh it out into a recording.
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Paul Valery
French Poet
Long years must pass before the truths we have made for ourselves become our very flesh.
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Varun Sharma
Indian Actor
Every character, if fleshed out properly, is being taken seriously.
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Rob Thomas
American Producer
So much of what I do... is coming up with new characters and trying to invent voices for them, and to have people fully fleshed out in my head and to know who can say what in the scene and who these characters are... I love it.
Quote examples
Uwe Boll
German Director
So if you want to have a great video game-based movie you have to keep the mood of the game, use the normal character setup - but you have to flesh out the story and provide more background for the characters.
Quote examples
Jean-Philippe Courtois
French Businessman
You need to create a place where young students can flesh out their business plans and further develop their research projects and then have a fund to help students get started in their businesses.
Quote examples
Christopher Plummer
Canadian Actor
I love trying to give some flesh to rather naked bones sometimes. I've always felt it my duty and to try and bring on the character's off-stage life, what happened that is not revealed.
Quote examples
Gael Garcia Bernal
Mexican Actor
In terms of work, obviously acting is such a job that is very in the flesh kind of thing. It's your work, but it's your life, in a way. You can get so mixed up.
Quote examples
Ron Funches
American Comedian
In any great art, you create a world, and you invite people into that world, and hopefully, it's fleshed out enough and you've explained it well enough.
Quote examples
Kimberly Willis Holt
American Writer
My biggest disappointment is that once I'm finished working on the characters, I really do expect to see them in the flesh one day.
Quote examples
James Mercer
American Musician
I sit and write songs alone and then get together with people to help me flesh it out into a recording.
Quote examples
Paul Valery
French Poet
Long years must pass before the truths we have made for ourselves become our very flesh.
Quote examples
Varun Sharma
Indian Actor
Every character, if fleshed out properly, is being taken seriously.
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