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   Flesh

   /fleSH/

   

   noun

   • 1. the soft substance consisting of muscle and fat that is found between the skin and bones of an animal or a human: "she grabbed Anna's arm, her fingers sinking into the flesh" Similar muscletissuemuscle tissuemeatbrawninformal:beef
   • ▪ the flesh of an animal, regarded as food: "the food an animal eats will affect the taste and texture of its flesh" Similar meat
   • ▪ the pulpy substance of a fruit or vegetable, especially the part that is eaten: "halve the avocados and scrape out the flesh" Similar pulpsoft partfleshy partmarrowmeat
   • ▪ the skin or surface of the human body with reference to its color, appearance, or sensual properties: "she gasped as the cold water hit her flesh"
   • ▪ the human body and its physical needs and desires, especially as contrasted with the mind or the soul: "I have never been one to deny the pleasures of the flesh" Similar the bodythe human bodyhuman natureman's physical naturephysicalitycorporealitycarnalityanimalitysensualitysensualismsexuality
   • ▪ a light brownish pink color: "acrylic paints in flesh, red, and pink"

   verb

   • 1. put weight on: "he had fleshed out to a solid 220 pounds"
   • ▪ add more details to something that exists only in a draft or outline form: "the theorists have fleshed out a variety of scenarios"
   • 2. give (a hound or hawk) a piece of the flesh of game that has been killed in order to incite it: "I have fleshed my bloodhound"
   • ▪ initiate (someone) in bloodshed or warfare: literary "he fleshed his troops by indulging them with enterprises against the enemy's posts"
   • 3. remove the flesh adhering to (a skin or hide): "chemicals remove the hair and preserving salts, and then the hides are fleshed"

   Word Origin Old Englishflǣsc, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vlees and German Fleisch.

   Derivatives

   • 1. fleshless adjective

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   What is the definition of flesh?

   • The flesh can refer to: (1) our physical bodies, (2) people, or (3) worldly unspiritual things. To be “ in the flesh ” means (1) being alive “in the body” or (2) an unbeliever living disconnected from God and living solely from their connection to the physical world. It is walking by sight instead of faith.

   Strong's Greek: 4561. σάρξ (sarx) -- flesh

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   What does the Bible say about flesh of my flesh?

   • Here are the 30 most important Bible scriptures on the flesh. Romans 8:8. Those who are in the flesh cannot please God. Galatians 5:16. But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. Romans 8:6. For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace.

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   What is the definition of flesh in the Bible?

   • When the Bible refers to “the flesh,” it can mean one of two things. The first meaning of the word flesh pertains to living beings on earth such as animals, birds, and people ( 1 Corinthians 15:39 ). But most often the Bible uses the word flesh to refer to the propensity to sin we possess in our earthly existence.

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   a person or thing that repeatedly annoys somebody or stops them from doing something. Definition of flesh noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   FLESH definition: 1. the soft part of a person's or animal's body between the skin and bones 2. in real life and not…. Learn more.

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   flesh (flesh), n. Anatomy the soft substance of a human or other animal body, consisting of muscle and fat. Anatomy muscular and fatty tissue. this substance or tissue in animals, viewed as an article of food, usually excluding fish and sometimes fowl; meat.

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   Definition of flesh noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   flesh. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Biology, Plants flesh1 /fleʃ/ W3 noun [ uncountable] 1 the soft part of the body of a person or animal that is between the skin and the bones a freshwater fish with firm white flesh 2 the skin of the human body His flesh was red and covered in sores. 3 the soft part of a ...

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   Jan 1, 2024 · FLESH meaning: the soft part under the skin of a person’s or animal’s body. Learn more.