10-letter words that end in us
- trioecious — of or relating to a species having male, female, and hermaphrodite flowers on different plants.
- tripterous — three-winged; having three wings or winglike expansions.
- tristylous — having three styles.
- triticeous — used to refer to specific small rounded structures of tissue or cartilage, resembling grains of wheat, sometimes found in the area near the larynx and the base of the tongue
- trolleybus — a passenger bus operating on tires and having an electric motor that draws power from overhead wires.
- tubicolous — living in a self-constructed tube, as a marine worm.
- tuffaceous — a fragmental rock consisting of the smaller kinds of volcanic detritus, as ash or cinder, usually more or less stratified.
- tumultuous — full of tumult or riotousness; marked by disturbance and uproar: a tumultuous celebration.
- type genus — the genus that is formally held to be typical of the family or other higher group to which it belongs.
- typhaceous — belonging to the family of flowering plants Typhaceae
- ubiquitous — widespread
- ultravirus — filterable virus.
- ultroneous — spontaneous; willing; voluntary
- umbrageous — creating or providing shade; shady: an umbrageous tree.
- uncautious — showing, using, or characterized by caution: a cautious man; To be cautious is often to show wisdom.
- undesirous — having or feeling no desire for something
- ungenerous — stingy; niggardly; miserly: an ungenerous portion; an ungenerous employer.
- ungracious — discourteous; ill-mannered: ungracious behavior.
- unhumorous — without humour
- uniflorous — having only one flower.
- unperilous — not hazardous or dangerous
- unpopulous — not populous; sparsely populated
- unprecious — of high price or great value; very valuable or costly: precious metals.
- unuxorious — doting upon, foolishly fond of, or affectionately submissive toward one's wife.
- unvirtuous — conforming to moral and ethical principles; morally excellent; upright: Lead a virtuous life.
- uproarious — characterized by or in a state of uproar; tumultuous.
- uredosorus — uredinium.
- vaginismus — a painful spasm of the vagina.
- valentinus — Valentine (def 2).
- velutinous — having a soft, velvety surface, as certain plants.
- victorious — having achieved a victory; conquering; triumphant: our victorious army.
- villainous — having a cruel, wicked, malicious nature or character.
- viniferous — suitable for or used in winemaking: a viniferous variety of grape.
- violaceous — belonging to the Violaceae, the violet family of plants. Compare violet family.
- viticolous — vine-eating or vine-dwelling
- vitiferous — vine-bearing
- viviparous — Zoology. bringing forth living young rather than eggs, as most mammals and some reptiles and fishes.
- vociferous — crying out noisily; clamorous.
- voluminous — forming, filling, or writing a large volume or many volumes: a voluminous edition.
- voluptuous — full of, characterized by, or ministering to indulgence in luxury, pleasure, and sensuous enjoyment: a voluptuous life.
- voraginous — related to an abyss or whirlpool
- wenceslaus — 1361–1419, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 1378–1400; as Wenceslaus IV, king of Bohemia 1378–1419.
- whisperous — whispery.
- xenogenous — caused by or originating from an external or foreign body
- xiphopagus — either of a pair of Siamese twins joined at the lower sternum or xiphoid process
- xylogenous — living in or on wood
- xylotomous — That bores or cuts into wood, as with certain insects.
- zephyrinus — Saint, pope a.d. 198?–217.
- zika virus — a chiefly mosquito-borne virus of the genus Flavivirus that causes Zika, a mild illness.
- zoochorous — (of a plant) having the spores or seeds dispersed by animals