Callus - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈkæləs|
Brit.
|ˈkæləs|
noun
- an area of skin that is thick or hard from continual pressure or friction (as the sole of the foot) (syn: callosity)
- bony tissue formed during the healing of a fractured bone
- (botany) an isolated thickening of tissue, especially a stiff protuberance on the lip of an orchid
- bony tissue formed during the healing of a fractured bone
- (botany) an isolated thickening of tissue, especially a stiff protuberance on the lip of an orchid
verb
- cause a callus to form on
The long march had callused his feet
- form a callus or callusesHis foot callused
Extra examples
The long march had callused his feet
His foot callused
Word forms
noun
singular: callus
plural: calluses
singular: callus
plural: calluses
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