callosity vs corn

corn vs callosity

callosity and corn both are nouns.

callosity is not a verb while corn is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
callosity	Yes	No	No	No
corn	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, corn is a hyponym of callosity; that is, corn is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than callosity:

callosity: an area of skin that is thick or hard from continual pressure or friction (as the sole of the foot)
corn: a hard thickening of the skin (especially on the top or sides of the toes) caused by the pressure of ill-fitting shoes

Other hyponyms of callosity include clavus.

callosity (noun)	corn (noun)
devoid of passion or feeling; hardheartedness	something sentimental or trite
an area of skin that is thick or hard from continual pressure or friction (as the sole of the foot)	ears of corn that can be prepared and served for human food
	whiskey distilled from a mash of not less than 80 percent corn
	tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times
	(Great Britain) any of various cereal plants (especially the dominant crop of the region--wheat in Great Britain or oats in Scotland and Ireland)
	the dried grains or kernels or corn used as animal feed or ground for meal
	a hard thickening of the skin (especially on the top or sides of the toes) caused by the pressure of ill-fitting shoes

callosity (verb)	corn (verb)
	preserve with large-grained rock salt
	feed (cattle) with corn

Difference between callosity and corn

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