callus

/kæləs/ nounverb
6 letters2 syllables8 points in Scrabble®12 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS5
NOUN
1

An area of skin that is thick or hard from continual pressure or friction (as the sole of the foot).

2

Bony tissue formed during the healing of a fractured bone.

3

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

VERB
1

Cause a callus to form on.

“The long march had callused his feet”

2

Form a callus or calluses.

“His foot callused”

WORD FORMS
Starts withC
Ends withS
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®8 points
Words With Friends®12 points
Double word16 points
Triple word24 points
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Pig Latinalluscay
Starts & ends withC … S
Syllablescal · lus
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