Callus (Noun)
Meaning 1
Bony tissue formed during the healing of a fractured bone.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
(botany) an isolated thickening of tissue, especially a stiff protuberance on the lip of an orchid.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Hypernyms
Meaning 3
An area of skin that is thick or hard from continual pressure or friction (as the sole of the foot).
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- The hikers developed calluses on their feet from walking long distances every day.
- After years of playing guitar, the musician had a thick callus on the tips of his fingers.
- The dancer's toes were covered in calluses from years of wearing pointe shoes.
- The construction worker's hands were rough and had several calluses from gripping tools all day.
- The callus on the bottom of her foot was painful and made it difficult to walk.