fleshes
Develops more fully
Fleshes is the verb form of flesh, almost always appearing in the phrase flesh out—to add substance, detail, or completeness to something skeletal or underdeveloped.
A writer fleshes out a character by adding backstory and motivation.
An architect fleshes out preliminary sketches into detailed plans.
She fleshes out the proposal with concrete examples.
Physical structure, living thing
- musclesContractile body tissue
- skinBody's outer layer
- anatomyStudy of organism structure
- physiqueBodily structure and form
bones · organs · sinew · tendons · tissue · blood · marrow · visceral
Adds detail and complexity
- expandsIncreases in volume
- detailsSpecific pieces of information
- substantiatesConfirms with evidence
- fillsOccupies completely
develops · amplifies · enriches · augments · completes · realizes · rounds · bulks
Feeling strong sexual desire
- eroticSexually stimulating
- sensualOf bodily pleasure
- seductivePowerfully attractive, tempting
- voluptuousSensually full-bodied
sultry · provocative · amorous · sensuous · hedonistic · titillating · risque · raunchy
body
Physical structure, living thing
physique · bones · organs · sinew · tendons · tissue · blood · marrow · visceral · ligaments
elaborates
Adds detail and complexity
- expandsIncreases in volume
- detailsSpecific pieces of information
- substantiatesConfirms with evidence
fills · develops · amplifies · enriches · augments · completes · realizes · rounds · bulks · pads
soft
Yielding to touch
plump · smooth · elastic · pliable · spongy · yielding · taut · slack · wrinkled · dimpled
lustful
Feeling strong sexual desire
voluptuous · sultry · provocative · amorous · sensuous · hedonistic · titillating · risque · raunchy · debauched
fleshesabbreviates
Shortens a word
condenses · summarizes · truncates · abridges · shortens
- flesh and bloodOne's close relatives
- in the fleshPhysically present, not remote
- flesh outAdd detail to something
- flesh woundShallow cut, no organs
- pound of fleshRuthless debt collection
- fleshing outAdding substance and detail