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callus

noun

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Sense 1 noun

an area of skin that is thick or hard from continual pressure or friction (as the sole of the foot)

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Sense 2 verb

cause a callus to form on

The long march had callused his feet

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Sense 3 noun

bony tissue formed during the healing of a fractured bone

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Sense 4 verb

form a callus or calluses

His foot callused

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Sense 5 noun

(botany) an isolated thickening of tissue, especially a stiff protuberance on the lip of an orchid

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SenseRelationGroupWord
1 derivation Related & opposite callus
1 derivation Related & opposite callus
1 derivation Related & opposite calloused
1 hypernym Types & categories hardening
1 hyponym Types & categories clavus
2 derivation Related & opposite callosity
2 hypernym Types & categories harden
3 hypernym Types & categories scar
3 hyponym Types & categories chestnut
4 derivation Related & opposite callosity
4 hypernym Types & categories harden
5 domain topic Related & opposite phytology
5 hypernym Types & categories plant process