callus
/ˈkæləs/ (bre, ipa) · [kˈæləs] /ˈkæləs/ (ame, ipa) · [kˈæləs] /ˈka-ləs How to pronounce callus (audio)/ (ame, mw)
callus — noun
- callussingular
- callusesplural
1. a thick patch of skin that becomes firm after repeated rubbing or pressure, usua
a thick patch of skin that becomes firm after repeated rubbing or pressure, usually on the hand or foot
Leo developed a callus on his palm after weeks of rowing practice.
develop a callus on [body part]
The seamstress showed Hui the callus where the scissors pressed her thumb.
callus caused by repeated pressure
After the camping trip, Yasmin rubbed cream onto the callus under her heel.
Years of guitar practice left Nikhil with a small callus on each fingertip.
文法句型
a callus on [body part]
用法筆記
Usually refers to skin hardened by friction. Unlike noun/2, this sense is on the skin surface, not inside a healing bone.
常見錯誤
2. new hard tissue that grows around a broken bone while the break is joining toget
new hard tissue that grows around a broken bone while the break is joining together
The surgeon explained that the callus around Lan's wrist meant healing had started.
medical sense: callus around a break
An X-ray showed fresh callus forming where Christopher's ankle had broken.
callus visible on an X-ray
By spring, the callus at the break was strong enough for light walking.
Selim asked why the doctor was measuring the callus on the bone.
- bone callus
full medical phrase that makes the fracture sense explicit
- fracture callus
specialist phrase used in orthopedic contexts
文法句型
callus around a break
callus on the bone
用法筆記
Medical sense used when doctors discuss fractures, scans, or recovery. Unlike noun/1, it refers to internal healing tissue rather than hard skin on the outside of the body.
常見錯誤
callus — verb
- calluspresent simple I / you / we / they
- calluses3rd person singular
- callusing-ing form
- callusedpast simple
1. to develop a thick, tough patch of skin after repeated rubbing or pressure
to develop a thick, tough patch of skin after repeated rubbing or pressure
Lucía's fingertips callused quickly once the violin lessons became daily.
body part + callus as an intransitive verb
Joon's bare heels callused after a month of walking on stone paths.
The gardener's hands callused during the first summer on the farm.
After long rehearsals, Adina's toes began to callus inside the new shoes.
文法句型
skin calluses
hands callus from friction
用法筆記
The subject is usually skin, hands, feet, or fingertips. This is the intransitive sense: the body part itself develops the hard skin.
常見錯誤
2. to make skin grow a thick, tough patch through repeated rubbing or pressure
to make skin grow a thick, tough patch through repeated rubbing or pressure
Weeks of hammering callused Trang's right palm near the thumb.
activity + callus + body part
The rough bar quickly callused Élise's fingers during climbing practice.
object causes the skin change
Hours at the oar had callused the rower's hands by autumn.
That cheap shovel callused the mason's palms before the garden wall was finished.
文法句型
callus something
callus someone's hands
用法筆記
Usually takes a tool, task, or repeated activity as the subject and a body part as the object. Distinguish from verb/1, where the body part changes by itself.