callus

verb

Definition of callusnext
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for callus
  1. cake
  2. encrust
  3. concrete
  4. gel
  5. freeze
  6. gelatinize
  7. solidify
  8. harden
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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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  • The sensual wedge, encrusted in colored crystals, made a notable appearance.
    — Katie Abel, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
  • True to form, Hilton upped the ante on her latest red carpet appearance by encrusting her limbs in rhinestones.
    — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of encrust
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  • Much of that growth has been concreted at the very top.
    — Preston Fore, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Rogan compared the experience of becoming famous as a child to concrete.
    — Sarah Sotoodeh, FOXNews.com, 21 Dec. 2025
Definition of concrete
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  • First, Redick offered a shady response about the team gelling after superstar LeBron James departed.
    — Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • This unit has plenty of opportunities to gel by November, when the schedule softens a bit before a potential playoff push.
    — Zak Keefer, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of gel
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  • As a result of the layoffs and mass cancellation of contracts in early 2025, millions of NIH websites have been effectively frozen for nearly 18 months.
    — Megan Molteni, STAT, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Cuts are planned to come, in part, from freezing wages for public sector workers like teachers.
    — Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of freeze
Verb
  • Before freezing, blanching the potatoes gelatinizes surface starches, and freezing encourages those starches to reorganize into a firmer structure.
    — Anne Wolf, Martha Stewart, 8 Feb. 2026
  • Starches swell with heat and water, gelatinizing to give dough its airy lift.
    — Sanjay Srivastava, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Definition of gelatinize
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  • And of course, the success would be to meet the first wholesalers to be able to connect with a new audience and to solidify the structure of the brand.
    — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Air France’s La Première just won the World's Best First Class Award at the 2026 Skytrax World Airline Awards, solidifying its reputation as the crème de la crème of commercial aviation.
    — Emily Adler Sach, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of solidify
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  • European countries have hardened their stance against Chinese imports over fears that an influx of goods like solar panels and EVs could hollow out the bloc’s industries.
    — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The incident could further inflame tensions between the Koreas, which have no working military hotlines or other emergency communications channels as North Korea hardens its stance toward Seoul while expanding its military nuclear program.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of harden

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