flesh
/flɛʃ/
noun
Meaning
The soft tissue of the body, especially muscle and fat.
The skin of a human or animal.
(by extension) Bare arms, bare legs, bare torso.
Animal tissue regarded as food; meat (but sometimes excluding fish).
The human body as a physical entity.
The mortal body of a human being, contrasted with the spirit or soul.
The evil and corrupting principle working in man.
The soft, often edible, parts of fruits or vegetables.
Tenderness of feeling; gentleness.
Kindred; stock; race.
A yellowish pink colour; the colour of some Caucasian human skin.
verb
Meaning
To 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.
To bury (something, especially a weapon) in flesh.
To inure or habituate someone in or to a given practice.
To glut.
To put flesh on; to fatten.
To remove the flesh from the skin during the making of leather.