flesh+and+blood

  • 111blood — blood1 W1S1 [blʌd] n [U] [: Old English; Origin: blod] 1.) the red liquid that your heart pumps around your body ▪ She lost a lot of blood in the accident. ▪ The dog bit her but didn t draw blood . ▪ I m going to give blood this afternoon. ▪… …

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  • 112blood — n. & v. n. 1 a liquid, usually red and circulating in the arteries and veins of vertebrates, that carries oxygen to and carbon dioxide from the tissues of the body. 2 a corresponding fluid in invertebrates. 3 bloodshed, esp. killing. 4 passion,… …

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  • 113flesh — noun 1》 the soft substance in the body consisting of muscle tissue and fat. 2》 the edible pulpy part of a fruit or vegetable. 3》 the surface of the human body (with reference to its appearance or sensory properties). 4》 (the flesh) the… …

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  • 114blood */*/*/ — UK [blʌd] / US noun [uncountable] 1) the red liquid that flows around inside your body Oxygen and other vital substances are all carried in the blood. His face was covered in blood. give/donate blood (= allow doctors to take blood from your body… …

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  • 115blood relative — Synonyms and related words: agnate, ancestry, blood, blood relation, clansman, cognate, collateral, collateral relative, connections, consanguinean, distaff side, distant relation, enate, family, flesh, flesh and blood, folks, german, kin,… …

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  • 116flesh — {{11}}flesh (n.) O.E. flæsc flesh, meat, also near kindred (a sense now obsolete except in phrase flesh and blood), common West and North Germanic (Cf. O.Fris. flesk, M.L.G. vlees, Ger. Fleisch flesh, O.N. flesk pork, bacon ), of uncertain origin …

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  • 117flesh — n 1. muscle, tissue, fat; meat, beef, mutton, veal, pork; substance, matter, pith, marrow, gist, core. 2. fatness, weight, corpulence, obesity. See fleshiness. 3. body, materiality, corporeality, corporality, physi cality; corporeity, Biol. soma …

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  • 118flesh — noun 1) you need more flesh on your bones Syn: muscle, meat, tissue, brawn; informal beef 2) she carries too much flesh Syn: fat, weight; Anatomy adipose tissue; informal blubber, flab 3) a fruit with juicy flesh …

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  • 119blood — See: DRAW BLOOD, FLESH AND BLOOD, IN COLD BLOOD, IN ONE S BLOOD or INTO ONE S BLOOD, MAKE ONE S BLOOD BOIL or MAKE THE BLOOD BOIL, NEW BLOOD, OUT OF ONE S BLOOD, RUN IN THE BLOOD or RUN IN THE FAMILY, SPORTING BLOOD, SWEAT BLOOD, WARM ONE S BLOOD …

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  • 120blood — See: DRAW BLOOD, FLESH AND BLOOD, IN COLD BLOOD, IN ONE S BLOOD or INTO ONE S BLOOD, MAKE ONE S BLOOD BOIL or MAKE THE BLOOD BOIL, NEW BLOOD, OUT OF ONE S BLOOD, RUN IN THE BLOOD or RUN IN THE FAMILY, SPORTING BLOOD, SWEAT BLOOD, WARM ONE S BLOOD …

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