callusing
Forming tough patches
Callusing is the process of forming calluses—thickened, toughened areas of skin that develop in response to repeated friction or pressure.
Gardeners and guitarists develop callused hands through their work.
In horticulture, callusing refers to the healing tissue that forms over plant wounds or at the base of cuttings before roots develop: Let the cutting dry and begin callusing before planting.
Becoming less soft
- thickeningIncreasing in density
- tougheningMaking more resistant
- skinBody's outer layer
- frictionResistance between touching surfaces
blister · protection · roughening · epidermis · keratin · dead skin · abrasion · rubbing
Becoming less soft
- numbingCausing loss of sensation
- desensitizationReduced response over time
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
toughening · indifference · armor · coping · steeling · weathering · jaded · thick skin
Sport of hoisting barbells
- barbellWeighted exercise apparatus
- gripSecure manual hold
- deadliftGround-to-hip barbell raise
- pull-upSelf-hoisting bar exercise
rowing · kettlebell · chalk · hands · gymnast · CrossFit · strength training · reps
hardening
Becoming less soft
- thickeningIncreasing in density
- tougheningMaking more resistant
- skinBody's outer layer
friction · blister · protection · roughening · epidermis · keratin · dead skin · abrasion · rubbing · pressure
hardening
Becoming less soft
- numbingCausing loss of sensation
- desensitizationReduced response over time
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
detachment · toughening · indifference · armor · coping · steeling · weathering · jaded · thick skin · guarding
weightlifting
Sport of hoisting barbells
pull-up · rowing · kettlebell · chalk · hands · gymnast · CrossFit · strength training · reps · iron
guitar
Fretted stringed instrument
- stringsThin flexible lines
- fingertipsTerminal phalanx pads
- fretboardStringed instrument's neck face
bass · practice · chord · strumming · picking · violinist · cellist · harpist · mandolin · banjo
manual work
Labor using physical effort
rake · pickaxe · tradesman · carpenter · farmer · mason · craftsman · toil · gardening · digging
callusingsoftening
Becoming less firm
thinning · smoothing · sensitizing · atrophying · weakening
callusingblistering
Extremely intense or severe
ulcerating · abrading · wounding · breaking down · rawness
callusingsensitizing
Making more responsive
tenderizing · rawness · chafing · irritating