A hardened area of the skin (especially on the foot or hand) caused by repeated friction, wear or use.
A shining area on the frons of many species of Tabanomorpha (horse flies and relatives).
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.
The new formation over the end of a cutting, before it puts out rootlets.
To form such hardened tissue.
The action of squeezing a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt.
A close compression of anything with the fingers.
A small amount of powder or granules, such that the amount could be held between fingertip and thumb tip.
An awkward situation of some kind (especially money or social) which is difficult to escape.
An organic herbal smoke additive.
A magnetic compression of an electrically-conducting filament.
The narrow part connecting the two bulbs of an hourglass.
An arrest.
A metal bar used as a lever for lifting weights, rolling wheels, etc.
To squeeze between two objects.
Of clothing, to be uncomfortably tight in specific spots.
To arrest or capture.
To squeeze between the thumb and forefinger.
To sail so close-hauled that the sails begin to flutter.
To take hold; to grip, as a dog does.
To steal, usually something inconsequential.
To cramp; to straiten; to oppress; to starve.
To move, as a railroad car, by prying the wheels with a pinch.
To cut shoots or buds of a plant in order to shape the plant, or to improve its yield.
To squeeze a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt.
To seize; to grip; to bite.