chestnut vs callus

callus vs chestnut

chestnut and callus both are nouns.

chestnut is an adjective but callus is not an adjective.

chestnut is not a verb while callus is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
chestnut	Yes	Yes	No	No
callus	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, callus is a hypernym of chestnut; that is, callus is a word with a broader meaning than chestnut:

chestnut: a small horny callus on the inner surface of a horse's leg
callus: bony tissue formed during the healing of a fractured bone

chestnut (noun)	callus (noun)
a dark golden-brown or reddish-brown horse	(botany) an isolated thickening of tissue, especially a stiff protuberance on the lip of an orchid
a small horny callus on the inner surface of a horse's leg	bony tissue formed during the healing of a fractured bone
the brown color of chestnuts	an area of skin that is thick or hard from continual pressure or friction (as the sole of the foot)
edible nut of any of various chestnut trees of the genus Castanea
any of several attractive deciduous trees yellow-brown in autumn; yield a hard wood and edible nuts in a prickly bur
wood of any of various chestnut trees of the genus Castanea

chestnut (adjective)	callus (adjective)
(of hair or feathers) of a golden brown to reddish brown color

chestnut (verb)	callus (verb)
	form a callus or calluses
	cause a callus to form on

Difference between chestnut and callus

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