All callused synonyms
calΒ·lus
C c verb callused
- accustom β If you accustom yourself or another person to something, you make yourself or them become used to it.
- teach β to impart knowledge of or skill in; give instruction in: She teaches mathematics. Synonyms: coach.
- dull β not sharp; blunt: a dull knife.
- stiffen β to make stiff.
- indurate β to make hard; harden, as rock, tissue, etc.: Cold indurates the soil.
- blunt β If you are blunt, you say exactly what you think without trying to be polite.
- acclimate β When you acclimate or are acclimated to a new situation, place, or climate, you become used to it.
- paralyze β to affect with paralysis.
- adjust β When you adjust to a new situation, you get used to it by changing your behaviour or your ideas.
- brutalize β If an unpleasant experience brutalizes someone, it makes them cruel or violent.
- roughen β make rough
- callus β A callus is an unwanted area of thick skin, usually on the palms of your hands or the soles of your feet, which has been caused by something rubbing against it.
- coarsen β If something coarsens or is coarsened, it becomes thicker or rougher in texture.
- conform β If something conforms to something such as a law or someone's wishes, it is of the required type or quality.
- strengthen β to make stronger; give strength to.
- stupefy β to put into a state of little or no sensibility; benumb the faculties of; put into a stupor.
- discipline β training to act in accordance with rules; drill: military discipline.
- inure β to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to): inured to cold.
- develop β When something develops, it grows or changes over a period of time and usually becomes more advanced, complete, or severe.
- callous β A callous person or action is very cruel and shows no concern for other people or their feelings.
- acclimatize β When you acclimatize or are acclimatized to a new situation, place, or climate, you become used to it.
- adapt β If you adapt to a new situation or adapt yourself to it, you change your ideas or behaviour in order to deal with it successfully.
- habituate β to accustom (a person, the mind, etc.), as to a particular situation: Wealth habituated him to luxury.
- stun β to deprive of consciousness or strength by or as if by a blow, fall, etc.: The blow to his jaw stunned him for a moment.
- steel β any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying according to composition and heat treatment: generally categorized as having a high, medium, or low-carbon content.
- season β one of the four periods of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter), beginning astronomically at an equinox or solstice, but geographically at different dates in different climates.
- train β Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- numb β deprived of physical sensation or the ability to move: fingers numb with cold.
- deaden β If something deadens a feeling or a sound, it makes it less strong or loud.
- case-harden β to form a hard surface layer of high carbon content on (a steel component) by heating in a carburizing environment with subsequent quenching or heat treatment
- climatize β to acclimate to a new environment.
- accustomed β If you are accustomed to something, you know it so well or have experienced it so often that it seems natural, unsurprising, or easy to deal with.
- acclimated β Become accustomed to a new climate or to new conditions.
- acclimatized β adapted or accustomed to a new climate or environment
- adapted β If something is adapted to a particular situation or purpose, it is especially suitable for it.
- adjusted β psychologically well or badly equipped to cope with reality and ordinary life and relationships
- blunted β having an obtuse, thick, or dull edge or point; rounded; not sharp: a blunt pencil.
- conformed β to act in accordance or harmony; comply (usually followed by to): to conform to rules.
- developed β If you talk about developed countries or the developed world, you mean the countries or the parts of the world that are wealthy and have many industries.
- disciplined β having or exhibiting discipline; rigorous: paintings characterized by a disciplined technique.
- habituated β to accustom (a person, the mind, etc.), as to a particular situation: Wealth habituated him to luxury.
- indurated β to make hard; harden, as rock, tissue, etc.: Cold indurates the soil.
- inured β to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to): inured to cold.
- paralyzed β to affect with paralysis.
- seasoned β one of the four periods of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter), beginning astronomically at an equinox or solstice, but geographically at different dates in different climates.
- steeled β any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying according to composition and heat treatment: generally categorized as having a high, medium, or low-carbon content.
- stiffened β to make stiff.
- strengthened β to make stronger; give strength to.
- stunned β to deprive of consciousness or strength by or as if by a blow, fall, etc.: The blow to his jaw stunned him for a moment.
noun callused
- lumped β a piece or mass of solid matter without regular shape or of no particular shape: a lump of coal.