English to English
callus
('k/&/l/@/s
)
noun (n)
- an area of skin that is thick or hard from continual pressure or friction (as the sole of the foot)(noun.state)source: wordnet30
- bony tissue formed during the healing of a fractured bone(noun.state)source: wordnet30
- (botany) an isolated thickening of tissue, especially a stiff protuberance on the lip of an orchid(noun.plant)source: wordnet30
- Same as Callosity(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- cause a callus to form on(verb.change)Example:
The long march had callused his feet.
source: wordnet30 - form a callus or calluses(verb.change)Example:
His foot callused.
source: wordnet30
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