corn vs callus

corn and callus both are nouns.

corn and callus both are verbs.

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

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

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

Other hypernyms of corn include callosity.

corn (noun)	callus (noun)
something sentimental or trite	(botany) an isolated thickening of tissue, especially a stiff protuberance on the lip of an orchid
ears of corn that can be prepared and served for human food	bony tissue formed during the healing of a fractured bone
whiskey distilled from a mash of not less than 80 percent corn	an area of skin that is thick or hard from continual pressure or friction (as the sole of the foot)
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

corn (verb)	callus (verb)
preserve with large-grained rock salt	form a callus or calluses
feed (cattle) with corn	cause a callus to form on

Difference between corn and callus

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