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flesh

The correct spelling is flesh.

How to pronounce flesh

/flɛʃ/
noun

IPA: /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. 1.The soft tissue of the body, especially muscle and fat.
  2. 2.The skin of a human or animal.
  3. 3.(by extension) Bare arms, bare legs, bare torso.
  4. 4.Animal tissue regarded as food; meat (but sometimes excluding fish).
  5. 5.The human body as a physical entity.

verb

  1. 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. 2.To bury (something, especially a weapon) in flesh.
  3. 3.To inure or habituate someone in or to a given practice.
  4. 4.To glut.
  5. 5.To put flesh on; to fatten.

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