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The correct spelling is flesh.
How to pronounce flesh
/flɛʃ/
nounIPA: /flɛʃ/
Say it like: Fle-sh
The correct spelling is flesh. The soft tissue of the body, especially muscle and fat.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.The soft tissue of the body, especially muscle and fat.
- 2.The skin of a human or animal.
- 3.(by extension) Bare arms, bare legs, bare torso.
- 4.Animal tissue regarded as food; meat (but sometimes excluding fish).
- 5.The human body as a physical entity.
verb
- 1.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.
- 2.To bury (something, especially a weapon) in flesh.
- 3.To inure or habituate someone in or to a given practice.
- 4.To glut.
- 5.To put flesh on; to fatten.
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