flesh in English: The soft part of the body between the skin and the bones. (noun)

Translation

The soft part of the body between the skin and the bones.

Word origin

From Old English flaesc, the soft substance of the body, a word shared across the Germanic languages.

thorn .

Flesh is the soft part under the skin.

peach .

The soft part of a fruit is also called flesh.

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"In the flesh" means in person, not in a photo or on a screen.

skin

The thin outer layer that covers the whole of your body.

body

The whole physical part of a person or animal.

meat

The soft part of an animal that people cook and eat as food.

bone

One of the hard white parts inside the body that hold it up.

blood

The red liquid that moves round inside the body of a person or animal.

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