10-letter words that end in us
- stanislaus — (Stanislaus Leszczynski) 1677–1766, king of Poland 1704–09, 1733–35.
- stemmatous — of or relating to a stemma
- stertorous — characterized by stertor or heavy snoring.
- stettinius — Edward Reilley [rahy-lee] /ˈraɪ li/ (Show IPA), 1900–49, U.S. industrialist: secretary of state 1944–45.
- stomachous — resentful, sullen, obstinate
- strabismus — a disorder of vision due to a deviation from normal orientation of one or both eyes so that both cannot be directed at the same object at the same time; squint; crossed eyes.
- streperous — boisterous, loud, or harsh-sounding
- strepitous — boisterous; noisy.
- stridulous — Also, stridulant. making or having a harsh or grating sound.
- strophulus — a papular eruption of the skin, especially in infants, occurring in several forms and usually harmless.
- struthious — resembling or related to the ostriches or other ratite birds.
- stupendous — causing amazement; astounding; marvelous: stupendous news.
- subaqueous — existing or situated under water; underwater.
- subclavius — a small shoulder muscle, the action of which assists in depressing the shoulder.
- subfuscous — slightly dark, dusky, or somber.
- subnucleus — a central part about which other parts are grouped or gathered; core: A few faithful friends formed the nucleus of the club.
- subspinous — situated beneath the spine's protruding vertebrae or 'bumps'
- sulfureous — consisting of, containing, or pertaining to sulfur.
- sulphurous — sulfurous (defs 1, 2).
- suspicious — tending to cause or excite suspicion; questionable: suspicious behavior.
- suspirious — breathing heavily or with pain
- symphilous — of or relating to symphilism
- synandrous — with united stamens
- synanthous — relating to plants whose leaves and flowers expand simultaneously
- syncarpous — of the nature of or pertaining to a syncarp.
- synoecious — having male and female flowers on one head, as in many composite plants.
- synonymous — having the character of synonyms or a synonym; equivalent in meaning; expressing or implying the same idea.
- synthronus — a combined throne for a bishop and his presbyters
- tarquinius — (Lucius Tarquinius Priscus) died 578 b.c, king of Rome 616–578.
- tartareous — resembling, of the nature of, or relating to tartar
- telemachus — the son of Odysseus and Penelope who helped Odysseus to kill the suitors of Penelope.
- tendrilous — a threadlike, leafless organ of climbing plants, often growing in spiral form, which attaches itself to or twines round some other body, so as to support the plant.
- tenebrious — dark; gloomy; obscure.
- tersanctus — Sanctus (def 1).
- testaceous — of, relating to, or derived from shells.
- the discus — the event or sport of throwing the discus
- the exodus — the departure of the Israelites from Egypt led by Moses
- the missus — one's wife or the wife of the person addressed or referred to
- theocritus — flourished c270 b.c, Greek poet.
- theodosius — a.d. 401–450, emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire 408–450.
- theonomous — the state of an individual or society that regards its own nature and norms as being in accord with the divine nature.
- theophilus — a walled plain in the 4th quadrant of the face of the moon: about 65 miles (105 km) in diameter.
- thunderous — producing thunder or a loud noise like thunder: thunderous applause.
- tiliaceous — belonging to the Tiliaceae, the linden family of plants.
- tophaceous — a calcareous concretion formed in the soft tissue about a joint, in the pinna of the ear, etc., especially in gout; a gouty deposit.
- traitorous — having the character of a traitor; treacherous; perfidious.
- treasonous — treasonable.
- tremendous — extraordinarily great in size, amount, or intensity: a tremendous ocean liner; tremendous talent.
- trichinous — pertaining to or of the nature of trichinosis.
- trifarious — facing in three different directions