callus
noun
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- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
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
Types & categories
- harden hypernym
Related & opposite
- callosity derivation
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
Types & categories
- harden hypernym
Related & opposite
- callosity derivation
Sense 5 noun
(botany) an isolated thickening of tissue, especially a stiff protuberance on the lip of an orchid
Types & categories
- plant process hypernym
Related & opposite
- phytology domain topic
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |