Words ending in us - (1917 words)

Scrabble Word	Definition
us²	(personal) Me and at least one other person; the objective case of we.

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bus⁵	(automotive) A motor vehicle for transporting large numbers of people along roads.
jus¹⁰	(cooking) The juices given off as meat is cooked.
mus⁵	plural of mu
nus³
pus⁵	A whitish-yellow or yellow substance composed primarily of dead white blood cells and dead pyogenic bacteria; normally found in regions of bacterial infection.

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amus⁶	plural of amu
anus⁴	(anatomy) The lower orifice of the alimentary canal, through which feces and flatus are ejected.
crus⁶	The shin (tibia and fibula)
ecus⁶	plural of ecu
emus⁶	plural of emu

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ankus⁹	The hooked goad that is used in India to control elephants.
arcus⁷	(medicine) A white band of cholesterol that forms at the edge of the cornea
argus⁶	A watchful guardian.
ascus⁷	(mycology) A sac-shaped cell present in ascomycete fungi; it is a reproductive cell in which meiosis and an additional cell division produce eight spores.
babus⁹	plural of babu

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abacus¹⁰	(historical, obsolete) A table or tray scattered with sand which was used for calculating or drawing. [attested from c. 1387]
acarus⁸	(zoology, acarology) Any member of the subclass Acari (aka Acarina): thus, a mite or a tick; specifically, any mite of the genus Acarus.
acinus⁸	(botany) One of the small grains or drupelets which make up some kinds of fruit, as the blackberry, raspberry, etc.
adieus⁷	plural of adieu
aeneus⁶

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abortus⁹	An abortion. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]
acajous¹⁶	plural of acajou
acerous⁹	Alternative spelling of acerose
acetous⁹	Having a sour taste; sour; acid.
acinous⁹	Alternative spelling of acinose

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abomasus¹²	Alternative form of abomasum
acanthus¹³	A member of the genus Acanthus of herbaceous prickly plants with toothed leaves, (family Acanthaceae, order Lamiales (formerly Scrophulariales)) found in the south of Europe, Asia Minor, and India.[First attested in the mid 16th century.]
acarpous¹²	(botany) Not producing fruit; unfruitful; sterile.
acaulous¹⁰	(botany) acaulescent
acoelous¹⁰	(zoology) Without a coelom.

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aboideaus¹²	plural of aboideau
aboiteaus¹¹	plural of aboiteau
acanthous¹⁴	(botany) Synonym of spinous
acclivous¹⁶	sloping upward; rising like a hillside.
acervulus¹⁴	Synonym of corpora arenacea (calcified concretions near the pineal gland)

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abstemious¹⁴	Refraining from freely consuming food or strong drink; sparing in diet; abstinent, temperate. [From early 17th c.]
acephalous¹⁷	Headless
adenovirus¹⁴	(medicine) Any virus of the family Adenoviridae, many of which are responsible for respiratory infections in humans
adulterous¹¹	Of, or characterized by adultery.
agapanthus¹⁶	Any member of the genus Agapanthus of flowering plants.

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abstentious¹³	Characterized by abstinence; self-restraint.
acrimonious¹⁵	(archaic) Harsh and sharp, or bitter and not pleasant to the taste; acrid, pungent.
adenomatous¹⁴	Of or pertaining to adenoma
adventurous¹⁵	(of a person) Inclined to adventure; willing to take risks; prone to embark on hazardous enterprises; daring.
altocumulus¹⁵	(physics, meteorology) A fleecy cloud formation consisting of large whitish or greyish globular cloudlets with shaded portions, often grouped in flocks or rows. (Abbreviated Ac.)

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adscititious¹⁵	Derived or acquired from something extrinsic; not part of the real, inherent, or essential nature of a thing.
advantageous¹⁷	Being of advantage, beneficial.
adventitious¹⁶	From an external source; not innate or inherent, foreign.
altitudinous¹³	(humorous) Lofty; very high.
ambidextrous²⁴	Having equal ability in both hands; in particular, able to write equally well with both hands.

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angiospermous¹⁸	(botany) Having seeds enclosed in a pod or other pericarp.
antireligious¹⁴	Opposed to religion.
argentiferous¹⁷	(geology) Containing or producing silver.
arteriovenous¹⁶	(anatomy) Relating to the arteries and the veins
autocephalous²⁰	(Christianity, of a church or bishop, not comparable) Self-governing: independent of other episcopal jurisdiction (to a greater degree than an autonomous church).

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actinomycetous²³	Of or relating to actinomycetes.
anthropophagus²⁵	A man-eater; a cannibal.
campylotropous²⁵	(botany) Having the ovules and seeds so curved, or bent down upon themselves, that the ends of the embryo are brought close together.
chlorophyllous²⁷	(botany) having chlorophyll and, hence, able to engage in photosynthesis
consanguineous¹⁷	Related by birth; descended from the same parent or ancestor.

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anthropophagous²⁶	Who practices anthropophagy; cannibal.
antituberculous¹⁹	(pharmacology) Acting to combat or counteract tuberculosis.
basidiomycetous²⁵	Relating to the basidiomycetes.
collenchymatous²⁷	Relating to collenchyma.
contemporaneous²¹	Existing or created in the same period of time.

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We found 1917 words ending in letters us

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