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callus
 
Noun callus has 3 senses
  1. callosity, callus - an area of skin that is thick or hard from continual pressure or friction (as the sole of the foot)
    --1 is a kind of hardening
    --1 has particulars: corn, clavus
    Derived forms: verb callus1, verb callus2
  2. callus - bony tissue formed during the healing of a fractured bone
    --2 is a kind of     scar, cicatrix, cicatrice
    --2 has particulars: chestnut
  3. callus - (botany) an isolated thickening of tissue, especially a stiff protuberance on the lip of an orchid
    --3 is a kind of     plant process, enation
Verb callus has 2 senses
  1. callus - cause a callus to form on; "The long march had callused his feet"
    --1 is one way to     harden, indurate
    Derived form: noun callus1
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s something
  2. callus - form a callus or calluses; "His foot callused"
    --2 is one way to     harden, indurate
    Derived form: noun callus1
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s
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