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callus

nounverb /kæləs/ 2 syllables 6 letters Scrabble 8 WWF 12
Definitions
noun

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

noun

bony tissue formed during the healing of a fractured bone

noun

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

verb

cause a callus to form on

“The long march had callused his feet”

verb

form a callus or calluses

“His foot callused”

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