callus
Nouns
- (n) an area of skin that is thick or hard from continual pressure or friction (as the sole of the foot) callosity,
- (n) bony tissue formed during the healing of a fractured bone
- (n) (botany) an isolated thickening of tissue, especially a stiff protuberance on the lip of an orchid
Verbs
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(v) cause a callus to form on
- The long march had callused his feet
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(v) form a callus or calluses
- His foot callused