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own
Adjective
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If something is your own it belongs to you or is about you (often used for emphasis).
I wish I had my own home.
I bought it in my own name.
The toy began to move as though it had a life of its own.
accidents happen, and often in your very own home.
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If you are on your own, you are by yourself, there is no body else with you. This can also mean there is no one helping you.
I was on my own in the woods.
If you try to do that you're on your own - or at least I won't help you!
own
Verb
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If you own something it belongs to you, it is yours.
Yes, I own a car.
I plan to build a house on the land I own.
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If you "own up" to something, you admit you did it.
I had to own up to lying about our relationship.
flesh
Noun
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Flesh is the meat on an animal or in a fruit.
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Flesh is a person's skin.
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Flesh color is the color of a white person's skin.
flesh
Verb
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To fatten.
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To add details.
The writer had to go back and flesh out the climactic scene.
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To remove the flesh from the skin during the making of leather.
and
Conjunction
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You use and to talk about two things at once.
I like singing and reading.
Mary and Jane went on a holiday together.
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You use and when you are listing a few things and you are now on your last item of the list.
I like singing, reading, cycling and playing soccer.
I used to like this girl from my class as she is pretty, gentle and caring.
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And is used when you are putting two sentences together.
She came into the store, shouted at the cashier, and left.
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Used to show what happened after something else.
The alarm went off and I woke up.
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And is used to join certain numbers together.
Two hundred and thirty-five people went missing after the earthquake.
blood
Noun
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Blood is a red liquid inside a person or animal's body that carries nutrients and oxygen to the other parts of the body.
I'm taking medication for high blood pressure.
These blood vessels bring oxygen to every part of your body.
He put his hand over the cut to stop the flow of blood.
Vitamin B12 helps maintain healthy red blood cells.
When you run, your heart works harder pumping blood up and down your body.
There was a knife lying by her body, covered in blood.
The police found six tiny drops of blood in the kitchen and in the garage.
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The family that you were born in is your blood.