CALLUS Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

callus

verb

Definition of callus

as in to cake

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Recent Examples of callus Snail mucin, the thick and slimy secretion produced by the invertebrates, emerged in skin care back in the late ’80s and ’90s as treatments for warts, acnes and even calluses on the body. — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 1 July 2025 From nail care to callus removal, special tools and techniques will ensure no injury occurs. — Maxine Lipner, Verywell Health, 3 Feb. 2025 This allows the stem to callus where it was cut or broken, which helps prevent disease. — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 13 Dec. 2024 Often, a keelboat could manage just two crossings a day, for a total of 15 or 20 miles; afterward, their shirts bloodied, their shoulders callused, the men were rewarded with a fillee—a cup of whiskey chased by a cup of river water. — Boyce Upholt, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 June 2024 See All Example Sentences for callus

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The army has published footage of rescues via helicopter, and of people being pulled out of the hydropower tunnels, completely caked in mud.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
Fore says borax can cake up and leave residue behind if it isn’t fully dissolved and rinsed out.

— Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of cake

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Inside the Imam Hussein shrine, pilgrims in men's and women's sections press against the gold and silver-encrusted latticework around the spot where he was killed, many striking their foreheads in grief.

— Jane Arraf, NPR, 10 Aug. 2026
As cities race to figure out to handle this growing plague encrusting bridges and landmarks, one town has found a solution through art.

— Ash Bhardwaj, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of encrust

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Head coach Jimbo Fisher recruited well enough to offset those personnel losses, but no one knew how all these new players would gel, particularly redshirt freshman signal caller Jameis Winston.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Carrick using Mbeumo as a centre-forward is not new — but the way United’s forward line is gelling around him is.

— Cerys Jones, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of gel

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In 2022, Germany’s Jessica von Bredow-Werndl, then and now the reigning Olympic dressage champion, chose to apply for the points-freezing process when stepping away to have her second child.

— Tilly Berendt, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Those same items could also be made now, with the products frozen and canned for later consumption.

— Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of freeze

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Blankenship fills a spot that was not entirely solidified in 2025.

— Daniel Popper, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Businesses adopting RfP early should expect to encounter edge cases without clear precedent and should build internal processes for manual exception handling until industry norms solidify.

— Ivaylo Bozoukov, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of solidify

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Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton, who is facing a tight contest for a Senate seat, also hardened his stance against data centers recently.

— Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026
The rare trip by CIA chief John Ratcliffe failed to persuade Putin to stop the war and may have hardened the Russian’s leaders resolve to seek military victory.

— Catherine Belton, Washington Post, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of harden

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