callus
cal·lus [ ˈka-ləs]
[ˈka-ləs]
1 : a thickening of or a hard thickened area on skin or bark
2 : a mass of exudate and connective tissue that forms around a break in a bone and is converted into bone in healing
3 : soft tissue that forms over a wounded or cut plant surface
callused; callusing; calluses
Recent Examples on the Web
//There are twin calluses at the base of his middle and ring fingers, like a pair of mountains rising from his palm.
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Kalyn Kahler, SI.com, "Peanut (Not) Brittle: Charles Tillman Is Training to Row Across Lake Michigan," 20 Aug. 2019
//As grunge issued a culture-wide call to bond over psychic wounds by comparing calluses, Tool responded with gnarlier body-and-soul horror than many were prepared for.
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Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, "Why Tool Could Be More Relevant Today Than Ever Before," 21 Aug. 2019
//Rautenberg's fingers are barely strong enough to forge a solid guitar chord anymore, the calluses of regular friction long gone.
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Marc Ramirez, Dallas News, "At 91, Denton-raised big band vocalist is low key about the high life of her youth," 28 July 2019
//The weight transfer that causes the buildup can be compared to the way the skin thickens into a callus as a response to pressure or abrasion.
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Anchorage Daily News, "‘Horns’ are growing on young people’s skulls. Phone use is to blame, research suggests.," 20 June 2019
//The weight transfer that causes the buildup can be compared to the way the skin thickens into a callus as a response to pressure or abrasion.
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BostonGlobe.com, "Horns are growing on young people’s skulls — and phone use is to blame, research suggests," 20 June 2019
//The weight transfer that causes the buildup can be compared to the way the skin thickens into a callus as a response to pressure or abrasion.
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The Washington Post, The Mercury News, "Why are horns growing on young people’s skulls? Phone use is to blame, research suggests.," 20 June 2019
//The weight transfer that causes the buildup can be compared to the way the skin thickens into a callus as a response to pressure or abrasion.
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Isaac Stanley-becker, The Denver Post, "Why are horns growing on young people’s skulls? Phone use is to blame, research suggests.," 20 June 2019
//The weight transfer that causes the buildup can be compared to the way the skin thickens into a callus as a response to pressure or abrasion.
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BostonGlobe.com, "Horns are growing on young people’s skulls — and phone use is to blame, research suggests," 20 June 2019
//Just as blisters are badges of honor for distance runners, callused fingers become a rite of passage for any climber.
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Jen Murphy, WSJ, "Forget Your Washboard Abs, the Hottest Workout Is for Your Fingers," 28 Nov. 2018
//Kendall Jenner likes tiny fish chomping at her callused feet.
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Samantha Sasso, refinery29.com, "The Secret To Cate Blanchett's Glowing Skin Is X-Rated," 14 Mar. 2018
//Over the years, the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race has left Lanier callused, frostbitten, broken and bruised.
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Tegan Hanlon, Anchorage Daily News, "The Iditarod gave this musher broken bones and frostbitten toes. At 77, he’s not ready to stop racing.," 5 Mar. 2018
First Known Use of callus
Noun
1563, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
1824, in the meaning defined at transitive sense
History and Etymology for callus
Dictionary Entries near callus
More Definitions forcallus
: a hard and thickened area on the skin and especially on the hands or feet
: a hard thickened area on the skin and especially on the hands and feet
1 : a thickening of or a hard thickened area on skin
2 : a mass of exudate and connective tissue that forms around a break in a bone and is converted into bone in the healing of the break