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callus

noun verb

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

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Word length
6
Starts with
C
Ends with
S
Contains
AL
Scrabble score
8
CEFR level
A1

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noun

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

noun

  1. Bony tissue formed during the healing of a fractured bone

noun

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

verb

  1. Form a callus or calluses

    “His foot callused”

verb

  1. Cause a callus to form on

    “The long march had callused his feet”

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His foot callused
The long march had callused his feet

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