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callus

/ˈkæləs/

Translations

callusnoun

calluses

/ˈkæləs/

She developed a callus on her foot from wearing tight shoes.

У неё на ноге появилась мозоль от ношения тесной обуви.

The plant formed a callus at the site of the cut.

Растение образовало каллус на месте среза.

Synonyms

callusverb

callused

Past Simple

callused

Past Participle

callusing

Gerund

/ˈkæl.əs/

Over time, the skin on his hands began to callus from the hard work.

Со временем кожа на его руках начала огрубеть от тяжелой работы.

Additional translations

callusnoun

A thickened and hardened part of the skin or soft tissue, especially in an area that has been subjected to friction.

After years of playing the guitar, he developed a callus on his fingertips.

A hard formation of tissue, especially new tissue formed over a wound.

The callus on the tree's bark indicated where a branch had been removed.

A mass of bony or plant tissue that develops at the site of a fracture or wound as part of the healing process.

The X-ray showed a substantial callus forming around the broken tibia.

callusverb

To form a hardened or thickened area of skin or tissue.

After years of playing the guitar, his fingertips began to callus.

To cause (skin, tissue, or another surface) to become hardened or thickened; to harden.

Years of manual labour gradually callused his palms.