7-letter words that end in us
- ialysus — an ancient Mycenaean city on the island of Rhodes.
- iapetus — Classical Mythology. a Titan, son of Uranus and Gaea.
- ichthus — An image of a fish used as a symbol of Christianity.
- icterus — jaundice (def 1).
- ictinus — flourished mid-5th century b.c, Greek architect, a designer of the Parthenon.
- igneous — Geology. produced under conditions involving intense heat, as rocks of volcanic origin or rocks crystallized from molten magma.
- iliacus — a muscle near the ilium which flexes the hip joint
- impetus — a moving force; impulse; stimulus: The grant for building the opera house gave impetus to the city's cultural life.
- impious — not pious or religious; lacking reverence for God, religious practices, etc.; irreligious; ungodly.
- incubus — an imaginary demon or evil spirit supposed to descend upon sleeping persons, especially one fabled to have sexual intercourse with women during their sleep. Compare succubus (def 1).
- invious — having no paths or roads
- iphitus — a son of Eurytus, thrown to his death off the walls of Tiryns by Hercules.
- iridous — containing trivalent iridium.
- isa bus — Industry Standard Architecture
- isthmus — a narrow strip of land, bordered on both sides by water, connecting two larger bodies of land.
- jabirus — Plural form of jabiru.
- jacchus — a marmoset, Callithrix jacchus, that is native to South America
- jacobus — a former gold coin of England issued by James I.
- jealous — feeling resentment against someone because of that person's rivalry, success, or advantages (often followed by of): He was jealous of his rich brother.
- jubilus — (in Roman Catholic music) a rejoicing, melodic group of tones to which is chanted the last “a” of the second and third alleluias, often following the gradual of the Mass.
- jubious — Eye dialect dubious.
- kepheus — Cepheus (def 2).
- lagopus — (obsolete) The ptarmigan (which bird was so called because its feet resemble those of a hare).
- landaus — Plural form of landau.
- laqueus — lemniscus.
- latinus — the father of Lavinia and king of Latium at the time of the arrival of Aeneas.
- lazarus — the diseased beggar in the parable of the rich man and the beggar. Luke 16:19–31.
- lentous — viscid or viscous
- lepidus — Marcus Aemilius [ee-mil-ee-uh s] /iˈmɪl i əs/ (Show IPA), died 13 b.c, Roman politician: member of the second triumvirate.
- leprous — Pathology. affected with leprosy.
- lepsius — Karl Richard [kahrl rikh-ahrt] /kɑrl ˈrɪx ɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1810–84, German philologist and Egyptologist.
- leucous — White; albino.
- limbous — with slightly overlapping edges
- limulus — a crab of the genus Limulus; horseshoe crab.
- linctus — (medicine) Any syrupy medication; especially a remedy for coughs.
- lobulus — a lobule.
- loculus — Biology. locule.
- luteous — (of yellow) having a light to medium greenish tinge.
- malchus — (Malchus) a.d. c233–c304, Greek philosopher.
- malleus — the outermost of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear of mammals. Also called hammer. Compare incus (def 1), stapes.
- malthus — Thomas Robert, 1766–1834, English economist and clergyman.
- marinus — died a.d. 946, pope 942–946.
- matatus — Plural form of matatu.
- maximus — a method rung on twelve bells
- mencius — c380–289 b.c, Chinese philosopher.
- miletus — Classical Mythology. a son of Apollo and Aria, and the founder of the city of Miletus.
- milieus — surroundings, especially of a social or cultural nature: a snobbish milieu.
- minibus — a small bus, seating about 15 passengers and typically transporting people short distances.
- minimus — a creature or being that is the smallest or least significant.
- misenus — a son of Aeolus who challenged the gods to a musical contest and was killed by them for his arrogance.