Overview of noun callus

The noun callus has 3 senses

• callosity, callus -- (an area of skin that is thick or hard from continual pressure or friction (as the sole of the foot))


• callus -- (bony tissue formed during the healing of a fractured bone)


• callus -- ((botany) an isolated thickening of tissue, especially a stiff protuberance on the lip of an orchid)

Overview of verb callus

The verb callus has 2 senses

• callus -- (cause a callus to form on; "The long march had callused his feet")


• callus -- (form a callus or calluses; "His foot callused")