callus
NOUNVERB
/kæləs/
6 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH C
callus is a valid 6-letter word worth 8 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
C3A1L1L1U1S1
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =8 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 16TRIPLE WORD → 24
MEANING
What does callus mean?
NOUN · 3 SENSES
1
An area of skin that is thick or hard from continual pressure or friction (as the sole of the foot).
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
2
Bony tissue formed during the healing of a fractured bone.
BROADER
NARROWER
3
(botany) an isolated thickening of tissue, especially a stiff protuberance on the lip of an orchid.
BROADER
VERB · 2 SENSES
1
Cause a callus to form on.
“The long march had callused his feet”
BROADER
2
Form a callus or calluses.
“His foot callused”
BROADER
AT THE BOARD
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