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.
An instance of applying pressure; an instance of pressing.
A printing machine.
Pure, unfermented grape juice.
An exercise in which weight is forced away from the body by extension of the arms or legs.
In personology, any environmental factor that arouses a need in the individual.
A publisher.
The print-based media (both the people and the newspapers).
A commission to force men into public service, particularly into the navy.
An additional bet in a golf match that duplicates an existing (usually losing) wager in value, but begins even at the time of the bet.
An enclosed storage space (e.g. closet, cupboard).
A device used to apply pressure to an item.
To hasten, urge onward.
To lay stress upon.
To throng, crowd.
To force into service, particularly into naval service.
To flatten a selected area of fabric using an iron with an up-and-down, not sliding, motion, so as to avoid disturbing adjacent areas.
To urge, beseech, entreat.
To reduce to a particular shape or form by pressure, especially flatten or smooth.
To compress, squeeze.
To activate a button or key by exerting a downward or forward force on it, and then releasing it.
To force to a certain end or result; to urge strongly.
To try to force (something upon someone).
To exert weight or force against, to act upon with force or weight; to exert pressure upon.
To clasp, hold in an embrace.
To drive or thrust by pressure, to force in a certain direction.