Collocations withflesh

These are words often used in combination withflesh.

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burning flesh
The stench of burning flesh was nauseating.
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human flesh
The attribute's instancing, in turn, would explain the clump's character as human flesh.
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living flesh
In all cases, these animals transform the flesh of other dead animals into their own living flesh.
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piece of flesh
It was believed that the transplanted piece of flesh kept a close sympathy with the original limb so that its owner was still aware of any injury done to it.
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rotting flesh
It described the stench of rotting flesh in the plant, rats running over people's feet, and overflowing sewage.
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