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(verb) form a callus or calluses; "His foot callused" |
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Related Words: harden |
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(verb) cause a callus to form on; "The long march had callused his feet" |
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Related Words: harden |
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(noun) (botany) an isolated thickening of tissue, especially a stiff protuberance on the lip of an orchid |
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Related Words: enation, plant process |
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(noun) bony tissue formed during the healing of a fractured bone |
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Related Words: chestnut, cicatrice, cicatrix, scar |
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(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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Synonyms: callosity |
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Related Words: clavus, corn, hardening |
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