callus

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I - noun

1. an area of skin that is thick or hard from continual pressure or friction (as the sole of the foot)
• Syn:
callosity
• Derivationally related forms:
callous (for: callosity)
• Hypernyms:
hardening
• Hyponyms:
corn, clavus
2. bony tissue formed during the healing of a fractured bone
• Hypernyms:
scar, cicatrix, cicatrice
• Hyponyms:
chestnut
3. (botany) an isolated thickening of tissue, especially a stiff protuberance on the lip of an orchid
• Topics:
botany, phytology
• Hypernyms:
plant process, enation

II - verb

1. cause a callus to form on
- The long march had callused his feet
• Hypernyms:
harden, indurate
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
2. form a callus or calluses
- His foot callused
• Hypernyms:
harden, indurate
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s