Clay and Flesh

Clay

Clay noun - The set of qualities that makes a person, a group of people, or a thing different from others.

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Flesh and clay are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Flesh" instead a noun "Clay".

Nearby Words: clayey, clayed

Flesh noun - Animal and especially mammal tissue used as food.

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Clay and flesh are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Clay" instead a noun "Flesh".

Nearby Words: fleshy, fleshly, fleshed, fleshing

soft	soft clay	soft flesh
common	common clay	common flesh
green	green clay	green flesh
dead	dead clay	dead flesh
Other adjectives: actual, white, less, pink, red, burnt.

It was as if someone had taken human flesh and made it as malleable as clay—bones and flesh made pliable—and plastered it onto the wall.

Source: Literature / BioShock: Rapture
Many golems, particularly those with the "immunity to magic" trait, behave in a similar manner, like clay golems absorbing acid and flesh golems absorbing electricity.

Source: Feed It with Fire
Body Horror/Biomanipulation: The Tzimisce power of Vicissitude allows them to craft flesh and bone like clay and even graft on body parts from other creatures.

Source: Tabletop Game / Vampire: The Masquerade

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