Grade 8

callus

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(cal-lus) 2 syllables

Definition

noun. a thickened and hardened part of skin.

Example Sentence

His foot developed a callus from the ill-fitting shoe.

More Example Sentences

He had a callus on his hand from work.

Synonyms

thick skin; hard skin

Antonyms

soft delicate skin

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Rhymes

  • alice
  • balas
  • ballasts
  • callace
  • callous
  • callus
  • dallas
  • dallas' gallus
  • galus
  • kallus
  • kalous
  • malice
  • palace
  • pallas
  • salus

  • daedalus
  • ilalis
  • ilalis'
  • prothallus

  • borealis
  • digitalis