flesh
1. the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat (Freq. 12)
• Derivationally related forms:
fleshy
• Hypernyms:
animal tissue
2. alternative names for the body of a human being (Freq. 8)
- Leonardo studied the human body
- he has a strong physique
- the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak
• Syn:
human body, physical body, material body, soma, build,
figure, physique, anatomy, shape, bod, chassis,
frame, form
• Derivationally related forms:
anatomic (for: anatomy), anatomist (for: anatomy), anatomical (for: anatomy)
• Hypernyms:
body, organic structure, physical structure
• Hyponyms:
person, juvenile body, adult body, male body, female body
• Part Holonyms:
person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal,
soul, homo, man, human being, human
3. a soft moist part of a fruit
• Syn:
pulp
• Derivationally related forms:
pulp (for: pulp)
• Hypernyms:
plant tissue
• Substance Meronyms:
parenchyma
remove adhering flesh from (hides) when preparing leather manufacture
• Hypernyms:
get rid of, remove
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
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