callus

CEFRC1

/ˈkæləs/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A hard thick area of skin caused by repeated rubbing.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The material of repair in fractures of bone; a substance exuded at the site of fracture, which is at first soft or cartilaginous in consistency, but is ultimately converted into true bone and unites the fragments into a single piece.

Examples

  • I have a callus on the sole of my foot.

  • My fingers are starting to callus over. I love it for some reason.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The new formation over the end of a cutting, before it puts out rootlets.

  2. A hardened area of the skin (especially on the foot or hand) caused by repeated friction, wear or use.

  3. In orchids, a fleshy outgrowth from the labellum.

More examples

In context

  • Sylvanshine had once been on a first date with a Xerox rep who had complex and slightly repulsive patterns of callus on her fingers from playing the banjo semi-professionally

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After weeks of hard labor, a thick blank formed on his palm.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

Borrowed from Latin callum (“hard skin”). Displaced Old English wearr.