| NOUN | state | callus, callosity | an area of skin that is thick or hard from continual pressure or friction (as the sole of the foot) |
|---|---|---|---|
| state | callus | bony tissue formed during the healing of a fractured / fractured bone | |
| plant | callus | (botany) an isolated thickening of tissue, especially a stiff protuberance on the lip of an orchid | |
| VERB | change | callus | cause a callus to form on |
| change | callus | form a callus or calluses |
| Sounds | kae'lahs | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs... | |
| Meaning | An area of skin that is thick or hard from continual pressure or friction (as the sole of the foot). | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | callosity | |
| Narrower | corn, clavus | A hard thickening of the skin (especially on the top or sides of the toes) caused by the pressure of ill-fitting shoes |
| Broader | hardening | Abnormal hardening or thickening of tissue |
| Spanish | callo, callosidad | |
| Catalan | call | |
| Verbs | callus | form a callus or calluses |
| callus | cause a callus to form on | |
| Meaning | bony tissue formed during the healing of a fractured / fractured bone. | |
|---|---|---|
| Narrower | chestnut | A small horny callus on the inner surface of a horse's leg |
| Broader | scar, cicatrix, cicatrice | A mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue |
| Spanish | callo | |
| Catalan | ull de poll | |
| Meaning | (botany) an isolated thickening of tissue, especially a stiff protuberance on the lip of an orchid. | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | botany, phytology | The branch of biology that studies plants |
| Broader | plant process, enation | A natural projection or outgrowth from a plant body or organ |
| Spanish | callo | |
| Catalan | call | |
| Meaning | Cause a callus to form on. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Example | "The long march had callused his feet" | |
| Broader | harden, indurate | make hard or harder |
| Spanish | encallecerse | |
| Catalan | endurir-se | |
| Nouns | callus | an area of skin that is thick or hard from continual pressure or friction (as the sole of the foot) |
| Meaning | form a callus or calluses. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Example | "His foot callused" | |
| Broader | harden, indurate | Become hard or harder |
| Spanish | encallecerse | |
| Catalan | endurir-se | |
| Nouns | callus | an area of skin that is thick or hard from continual pressure or friction (as the sole of the foot) |
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