CALLUS Synonyms
There are 8 hypernyms of the word callus. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for CALLUS
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| callosity | nounn | |||||||
noun • an area of skin that is thick or hard from continual pressure or friction (as the sole of the foot) • devoid of passion or feeling; hardheartedness | ||||||||
| corn | nounn | |||||||
noun • tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times • the dried grains or kernels or corn used as animal feed or ground for meal • ears of corn that can be prepared and served for human food • a hard thickening of the skin (especially on the top or sides of the toes) caused by the pressure of ill-fitting shoes • (Great Britain) any of various cereal plants (especially the dominant crop of the region--wheat in Great Britain or oats in Scotland and Ireland) • whiskey distilled from a mash of not less than 80 percent corn • something sentimental or trite verb • feed (cattle) with corn • preserve with large-grained rock salt | ||||||||
| hardened | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective • made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment • protected against attack (especially by nuclear weapons) adjective satellite • used of persons; emotionally hardened • made tough by habitual exposure • converted to solid form (as concrete) | ||||||||
| induration | nounn | |||||||
noun • any pathological hardening or thickening of tissue | ||||||||
| thickened | verbv | |||||||
adjective satellite • made or having become thick • having calluses; having skin made tough and thick through wear • made thick in consistency | ||||||||
| toughened | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective • physically toughened • made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment | ||||||||
