flesh

simple noun50 collocationsAvg. frequency: 5.9

describes the flesh of a body or fruit that is yielding to pressure

describes flesh that has an even and regular surface, without lumps or roughness

describes flesh that is sensitive or easy to damage

describes flesh that is solid and resilient to the touch

the flesh of people, often in the context of cannibalism or horror

a wound that only affects the flesh and is not deep or serious

a living human being, with ordinary human qualities and weaknesses; one's family or relatives

physical pleasures, especially sexual ones

in person; in reality, not as a picture or recording

to penetrate the surface of the flesh by cutting

to make an incision into flesh, either of a body or fruit

to cut the flesh of fruit or vegetables into pieces

e.g., 'God is made flesh'