callouses
Friction-hardened patches
Callouses is an alternative spelling of calluses—areas of thickened, hardened skin that develop from repeated friction or pressure: The guitar strings left callouses on his fingertips.
Both spellings are acceptable, though calluses is more common.
The verb form means to develop or cause such hardening: Years of farmwork had calloused his hands.
Outermost tissue layer
- keratinStructural hair protein
- hardenedMade tough or unfeeling
- thickenedMade more dense
- palmsHands' inner sides
soles · corns · blisters · pads · friction · rubbing · pressure · dermis
Made tough or unfeeling
- desensitizedMade unresponsive through overexposure
- numbedDeprived of sensation
- indifferentLacking interest or concern
- detachedApart or uninvolved
weathered · jaded · unfeeling · thick-skinned · guarded · steeled · inured · toughened
Made more durable
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
- cushioningSoftening force or fall
- paddingMaterial for cushioning
- absorptionProcess of taking in
resilience · insulation · buffer · natural · adaptation · shielding · thickening · desensitized
epidermis
Outermost tissue layer
palms · soles · corns · blisters · pads · friction · rubbing · pressure · dermis · chafing
hardened
Made tough or unfeeling
- desensitizedMade unresponsive through overexposure
- numbedDeprived of sensation
- indifferentLacking interest or concern
detached · weathered · jaded · unfeeling · thick-skinned · guarded · steeled · inured · toughened · experienced
toughened
Made more durable
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
- cushioningSoftening force or fall
- paddingMaterial for cushioning
absorption · resilience · insulation · buffer · natural · adaptation · shielding · thickening · desensitized · armor
manual
Written instructions for use
- toilStrenuous, prolonged effort
- craftsmanSkilled manual worker
- carpenterTimber construction tradesperson
builder · plumber · welder · mechanic · mason · artisan · sweat · construction · farming · blacksmith
fretboard
Stringed instrument's neck face
- fingertipsTerminal phalanx pads
- stringsThin flexible lines
- frettingAnxious rumination or surface wear
chords · practice · picking · fingerstyle · bass · barring · sliding · nylon · beginner · playing
callousessoft skin
Smooth, yielding outer covering
smooth skin · raw skin · baby skin · open wounds · blisters
callousessensitivity
Responsiveness to stimuli
tenderness · softness · vulnerability · delicacy · rawness
callous, callousness, callously, calloused, uncalloused, callousing