Words ending with nus
3 letter words ending with nus
- nus — oldest of the ancient Egyptian gods, personifying the primordial ocean from which the world was formed; father of Ra, the sun god.
4 letter words ending with nus
- anus — A person's anus is the hole from which faeces leaves their body.
- gnus — either of two stocky, oxlike antelopes of the genus Connochaetes, the silver-gray, white-bearded C. taurinus of the eastern African plain and the black, white-tailed C. gnou of central South Africa: recently near extinction, the South African gnu is now protected.
- onus — a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
5 letter words ending with nus
- annus — year of wonders; wonderful year.
- bonus — A bonus is an extra amount of money that is added to someone's pay, usually because they have worked very hard.
- conus — any of several cone-shaped structures, such as the conus medullaris, the lower end of the spinal cord
- donus — died a.d. 678, pope 676–678.
- genus — Biology. the usual major subdivision of a family or subfamily in the classification of organisms, usually consisting of more than one species.
6 letter words ending with nus
- acinus — any of the terminal saclike portions of a compound gland
- clonus — a type of convulsion characterized by rapid contraction and relaxation of a muscle
- cornus — any member of the genus Cornus, such as dogwood
- cronus — a Titan, son of Uranus (sky) and Gaea (earth), who ruled the world until his son Zeus dethroned him
- cydnus — a river in SE Asia Minor, in Cilicia.
7 letter words ending with nus
8 letter words ending with nus
- ammianus — Marcellinus [mahr-suh-lahy-nuh s] /ˌmɑr səˈlaɪ nəs/ (Show IPA), a.d. c325–c398, Roman historian.
- bettinus — a crater in the third quadrant of the face of the moon: about 60 miles (96 km) in diameter.
- cicinnus — a scorpioid cyme
- circinus — a small faint constellation in the S hemisphere close to Centaurus and the Southern Cross
- comnenus — an important Byzantine family from which the imperial dynasties of Constantinople (1057–59; 1081–1185) and Trebizond (1204–1461) derived
9 letter words ending with nus
- antigonus — (Gonatus) c319–239 b.c, king of Macedonia 283–239 (son of Demetrius I).
- antoninus — Marcus Aurelius, Marcus Aurelius.
- botulinus — an anaerobic bacterium, Clostridium botulinum, whose toxins (botulins) cause botulism: family Bacillaceae
- cothurnus — the buskin worn in ancient Greek tragedy
- delphinus — a small constellation in the N hemisphere, between Pegasus and Sagitta
10 letter words ending with nus
- coriolanus — Gaius Marcius (ˈɡaɪəs ˈmɑːsɪəs). 5th century bc, a legendary Roman general, who allegedly led an army against Rome but was dissuaded from conquering it by his mother and wife
- damascenus — Johannes [joh-han-eez,, -is] /dʒoʊˈhæn iz,, -ɪs/ (Show IPA), John of Damascus, Saint.
- flamininus — Titus Quinctius (ˈtaɪtəs ˈkwɪŋktɪəs). ?230–?174 bc, Roman general and statesman: defeated Macedonia (197) and proclaimed the independence of the Greek states (196)
- phototonus — the normal condition of sensitiveness to light in organisms or their organs.
- sabinianus — died a.d. 606, pope 604–606.
11 letter words ending with nus
- capricornus — a faint zodiacal constellation in the S hemisphere, lying between Sagittarius and Aquarius
- castellanus — (of a cloud) having small turrets.
- cunobelinus — also called Cymbeline. died ?42 ad, British ruler of the Catuvellauni tribe (?10–?42); founder of Colchester (?10)
- keratoconus — a degenerative condition characterized by conical protrusion of the cornea and irregular astigmatism.
- laurustinus — a southern European evergreen shrub, Viburnum tinus, of the honeysuckle family, having large clusters of white or pinkish flowers.
12 letter words ending with nus
- alexandrinus — the Greek uncial codex, dating from the early 5th century a.d., originally containing the complete text of the Greek Old and New Testaments.
- antoninianus — an ancient Roman coin made either of silver or bronze and equal in value to two denarii
- electrotonus — the change in the state of irritability and conductivity of a nerve or muscle caused by the passage of an electric current
- theoclymenus — (in the Odyssey) a seer who foretold the return of Odysseus and the death of Penelope's suitors.
13 letter words ending with nus
- cassivelaunus — 1st century bc, British chieftain, king of the Catuvellauni tribe, who organized resistance to Caesar's invasion of Britain (54 bc)
- regiomontanus — Friedrich Max [free-drik maks;; German free-drikh mahks] /ˈfri drɪk mæks;; German ˈfri drɪx mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1823–1900, English Sanskrit scholar and philologist born in Germany.
14 letter words ending with nus
- emprosthotonus — (medicine) A condition in which the body is bent sharply forward.
27 letter words ending with nus
- publius-licinius-valerianus — (Publius Licinius Valerianus) died a.d. c260, Roman emperor 253–60.
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