n.
1.an area of skin that is thick or hard from continual pressure or friction (as the sole of the foot)
2.bony tissue formed during the healing of a fractured bone
3.(botany) an isolated thickening of tissue, especially a stiff protuberance on the lip of an orchid callus v.
1.cause a callus to form on
2.form a callus or calluses
Idiom of the Day
cry bloody murder
to scream like something very serious has happened
The woman cried bloody murder when the man tried to steal her purse.
