7-letter words containing ous
- pappous — having or forming a pappus.
- parlous — perilous; dangerous.
- pectous — of, relating to, or consisting of pectin or protopectin.
- perouse — Jean François de Galaup [zhahn frahn-swa duh ga-loh] /ʒɑ̃ frɑ̃ˈswa də gaˈloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1741–88, French naval officer and explorer.
- petrous — denoting the dense part of the temporal bone that surrounds the inner ear
- piceous — of, relating to, or resembling pitch.
- pileous — hairy or furry.
- piously — having or showing a dutiful spirit of reverence for God or an earnest wish to fulfill religious obligations.
- piteous — evoking or deserving pity; pathetic: piteous cries for help.
- plumous — having plumes or feathers
- pompous — characterized by an ostentatious display of dignity or importance: a pompous minor official.
- pousada — a government-operated inn in Portugal.
- poussin — Nicolas [nee-kaw-lah] /ni kɔˈlɑ/ (Show IPA), 1594–1655, French painter.
- pulpous — soft and yielding
- raucous — harsh; strident; grating: raucous voices; raucous laughter.
- rehouse — to house again.
- rhodous — of or containing rhodium (but proportionally more than something rhodic)
- riotous — (of an act) characterized by or of the nature of rioting or a disturbance of the peace.
- rousant — rising
- rousing — exciting; stirring: a rousing song.
- roussel — Albert (Charles Paul Mari) [al-ber sharl pawl ma-ree] /alˈbɛr ʃarl pɔl maˈri/ (Show IPA), 1869–1937, French composer.
- rouster — roustabout (def 1).
- rubious — being of the color of a ruby; ruby-colored.
- ruinous — bringing or tending to bring ruin; destructive; disastrous: a ruinous war.
- sanious — characterized by the discharge of sanies.
- sarcous — consisting of or pertaining to flesh or skeletal muscle.
- serious — of, showing, or characterized by deep thought.
- simious — pertaining to or characteristic of apes or monkeys; simian.
- sinuous — having many curves, bends, or turns; winding: a sinuous path.
- soukous — a style of central African popular dance music with electric guitars, Caribbean rhythms, and often several vocalists.
- souslik — suslik.
- spinous — covered with or having spines; thorny, as a plant.
- spousal — Often, spousals. the ceremony of marriage; nuptials.
- spumous — to eject or discharge as or like foam or froth; spew (often followed by forth).
- succous — juicy; full of sap
- tedious — event: dull
- tenuous — lacking a sound basis, as reasoning; unsubstantiated; weak: a tenuous argument.
- timeous — timely; sufficiently early.
- tousing — to handle roughly; dishevel.
- tousled — disordered or disheveled: tousled hair; tousled clothes.
- toustie — irritable; testy
- trouser — of or relating to trousers or a trouser: trouser cuffs; a trouser seam.
- typhous — an acute, infectious disease caused by several species of Rickettsia, transmitted by lice and fleas, and characterized by acute prostration, headache, and a peculiar eruption of reddish spots on the body.
- uberous — fertile; abundant; fruitful
- umbrous — shady or shadowed
- unhouse — to drive from a house or habitation; deprive of shelter.
- uprouse — to rouse up; arouse; awake.
- uranous — containing trivalent uranium.
- urinous — of, pertaining to, resembling, or having the odor or qualities of urine.
- vacuous — without contents; empty: the vacuous air.