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.
Specifically, a splinter caught under the skin.
A narrow high-rise apartment building.
A strand, or slender roll, of cotton or other fiber in a loose, untwisted state, produced by a carding machine and ready for the roving or slubbing which precedes spinning.
A long piece cut or rent off; a sharp, slender fragment; a splinter.
Bait made of pieces of small fish. Compare kibblings.
A small amount of something; a drop in the bucket; a shred.
To cut or divide into long, thin pieces, or into very small pieces; to cut or rend lengthwise; to slit.