call — meaning in English

English meaning

• callus noun A hardened area of the skin (especially on the foot or hand) caused by repeated friction, wear or use.
• corn noun A tall cereal plant grown for its large yellow kernels, called maize outside North America.
• ghetto noun A part of a city, historically often walled or enclosed, where a minority group — especially Jews — was forced to live.

Senses

call is used for these senses in English:

• corn A type of callus, usually on the feet or hands.
• ghetto An (often walled) area of a city in which Jews are concentrated by force and law. (Used particularly of areas in medieval Italy and in Nazi-controlled Europe.)

callus — full definition

1. noun A hardened area of the skin (especially on the foot or hand) caused by repeated friction, wear or use.
2. noun 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.
3. noun The new formation over the end of a cutting, before it puts out rootlets.
4. noun In orchids, a fleshy outgrowth from the labellum.

corn — full definition

1. noun A tall cereal plant grown for its large yellow kernels, called maize outside North America.
2. noun In British English, the main cereal grain grown in a particular region (such as wheat).
3. noun A small, hard patch of thickened skin, usually on the foot, caused by friction.
4. noun Something considered old-fashioned, sentimental, or cheesy, especially in entertainment.
5. verb To preserve meat in a coarse salt brine.

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