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.
A wound made by stabbing.
The horizontal or vertical stabilizer of an aircraft.
An act of stabbing or thrusting with an object.
Pain inflicted on a person's feelings.
Criticism.
An attempt.
A single staccato chord that adds dramatic impact to a composition.
A bacterial culture made by inoculating a solid medium, such as gelatin, with the puncture of a needle or wire.
To injure secretly or by malicious falsehood or slander.
To pierce or to wound (somebody) with a (usually pointed) tool or weapon, especially a knife or dagger.
To thrust in a stabbing motion.
To roughen a brick wall with a pick so as to hold plaster.
To cause a sharp, painful sensation (often used with at).
To pierce folded sheets, near their back edges, for the passage of thread or wire.
To recklessly hit with the tip of a (usually pointed) object, such as a weapon or finger (often used with at).