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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. an area of skin that is thick or hard from continual pressure or friction (as the sole of the foot);
[syn: callosity, callus]

2. bony tissue formed during the healing of a fractured bone;

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


VERB (2)

1. cause a callus to form on;
- Example: "The long march had callused his feet"

2. form a callus or calluses;
- Example: "His foot callused"


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Callus \Cal"lus\ (k[a^]l"l[u^]s), n. [L. See Callous.] 1. (Med.) (a) Same as Callosity. (b) The material of repair in fractures of bone; a substance exuded at the site of fracture, which is at first soft or cartilaginous in consistence, but is ultimately converted into true bone and unites the fragments into a single piece. [1913 Webster] 2. (Hort.) The new formation over the end of a cutting, before it puts out rootlets. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

callus n 1: an area of skin that is thick or hard from continual pressure or friction (as the sole of the foot) [syn: callosity, callus] 2: bony tissue formed during the healing of a fractured bone 3: (botany) an isolated thickening of tissue, especially a stiff protuberance on the lip of an orchid v 1: cause a callus to form on; "The long march had callused his feet" 2: form a callus or calluses; "His foot callused"