adjective Download 🔗Share Emotionally hardened; unfeeling and indifferent to the suffering/feelings of others. Examples : "She was so callous that she could criticise a cancer patient for wearing a wig." character human attitude mind emotion moral Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Having calluses. Examples : "The farmer's hands were callous from years of working in the fields. " body appearance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A hardened area of the skin (especially on the foot or hand) caused by repeated friction, wear or use. Examples : "After a summer of gardening, she noticed a thick callous forming on her palm from gripping the shovel. " body medicine physiology anatomy wear Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The material of repair in fractures of bone; a substance exuded at the site of fracture, which is at first soft or cartilaginous in consistency, but is ultimately converted into true bone and unites the fragments into a single piece. Examples : "The doctor explained that the fractured bone's callus was growing stronger each week. " medicine anatomy physiology biology body Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The new formation over the end of a cutting, before it puts out rootlets. Examples : "The gardener carefully examined the callous on the cutting before planting it. " plant biology agriculture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A shining area on the frons of many species of Tabanomorpha (horse flies and relatives). Examples : "The entomologist used a magnifying glass to examine the callous on the horse fly's head. " anatomy insect biology animal Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
