10-letter words that end in us
- blue lotus — either of two Egyptian water lilies of the genus Nymphaea, as N. caerulea (blue lotus) having light blue flowers, or N. lotus (white lotus) having white flowers.
- blusterous — to roar and be tumultuous, as wind.
- boisterous — Someone who is boisterous is noisy, lively, and full of energy.
- boot virus — An MS-DOS virus that infects the boot record program on hard disks and floppy disks or the master boot record on hard disks. The virus gets loaded into memory before MS-DOS and takes control of the computer, infecting any floppy disks subsequently accessed. An infected boot disk may stop the computer starting up at all.
- bucephalus — the favourite horse of Alexander the Great
- bulbaceous — bulbous
- byssaceous — consisting of fine threads
- c terminus — the carboxyl end of a protein molecule.
- cactaceous — belonging to the Cactaceae, the cactus family of plants.
- cacuminous — (of a tree) having a pointed or a pyramidal top
- cadaverous — If you describe someone as cadaverous, you mean they are extremely thin and pale.
- calamitous — If you describe an event or situation as calamitous, you mean it is very unfortunate or serious.
- calcaneous — Misspelling of calcaneus.
- calcareous — of, containing, or resembling calcium carbonate; chalky
- caliginous — dark; dim
- calumnious — of or using calumny
- cancellous — having a porous or spongelike structure
- capacitous — Having the legal capacity to do something.
- capillatus — (of a cumulonimbus cloud) having a cirriform upper portion that resembles an anvil or a disorderly mass of hair.
- capricious — Someone who is capricious often changes their mind unexpectedly.
- caractacus — flourished a.d. c50, British chieftain who opposed the Romans.
- cash bonus — an extra amount of money given to someone for doing something good, over and above the amount that is normally paid for that achievement
- catawampus — askew; awry
- catholicus — catholicos.
- celebrious — (obsolete) famous.
- celeritous — (rare) Swift, speedy, fast.
- censorious — If you describe someone as censorious, you do not like the way they strongly disapprove of and criticize someone else's behaviour.
- ceriferous — producing or bearing wax
- ceruminous — earwax.
- chivalrous — A chivalrous man is polite, kind, and unselfish, especially towards women.
- choliambus — a line of iambic meter with a spondee or trochee replacing the last foot.
- choriambus — choriamb.
- chrysippus — 280–209? b.c, Greek Stoic philosopher.
- chunderous — nauseating
- chylaceous — of or resembling chyle.
- circuitous — A circuitous route is long and complicated rather than simple and direct.
- cistaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Cistaceae, a family of shrubby or herbaceous plants that includes the rockroses
- clamourous — Archaic spelling of clamorous.
- clangorous — a loud, resonant sound; clang.
- coccineous — bright red
- coetaneous — of the same age or period
- colliculus — a small elevation, as on the surface of the optic lobe of the brain
- colostrous — containing colostrum
- commodious — A commodious room or house is large and has a lot of space.
- concinnous — characterized by concinnity; elegant; harmonious; stylistically congruous.
- congenious — (obsolete) congeneric.
- coniferous — A coniferous forest or wood is made up of conifers.
- conspectus — an overall view; survey
- contagious — A disease that is contagious can be caught by touching people or things that are infected with it. Compare infectious.
- contiguous — Things that are contiguous are next to each other or touch each other.