7-letter words that end in us
- sejanus — Lucius Aelius [ee-lee-uh s] /ˈi li əs/ (Show IPA) d. a.d. 31, Roman politician, commander of praetorian guard, and conspirator in the reign of Emperor Tiberius.
- sergius — died 1012, pope 1009–12.
- serious — of, showing, or characterized by deep thought.
- seropus — a liquid consisting of mingled serum and pus
- severus — Lucius Septimius [sep-tim-ee-uh s] /sɛpˈtɪm i əs/ (Show IPA), a.d. 146–211, Roman emperor 193–211.
- silenus — a forest spirit, sometimes referred to as the oldest of the satyrs and the foster father, teacher, and companion of Dionysus: often represented as a bearded old man.
- simious — pertaining to or characteristic of apes or monkeys; simian.
- sinuous — having many curves, bends, or turns; winding: a sinuous path.
- socinus — Faustus [faw-stuh s] /ˈfɔ stəs/ (Show IPA), (Fausto Sozzini) 1539–1604, and his uncle, Laelius [lee-lee-uh s] /ˈli li əs/ (Show IPA) (Lelio Sozzini), 1525–62, Italian Protestant theologians and reformers.
- solidus — a gold coin of ancient Rome, introduced by Constantine and continued in the Byzantine Empire; bezant.
- soukous — a style of central African popular dance music with electric guitars, Caribbean rhythms, and often several vocalists.
- spinous — covered with or having spines; thorny, as a plant.
- spumous — to eject or discharge as or like foam or froth; spew (often followed by forth).
- statius — Publius Papinius [puhb-lee-uh s puh-pin-ee-uh s] /ˈpʌb li əs pəˈpɪn i əs/ (Show IPA), a.d. c45–c96, Roman poet.
- stratus — a cloud of a class characterized by a gray, horizontal layer with a uniform base, found at a lower altitude than altostratus, usually below 8000 feet (2400 meters).
- sturnus — a starling
- succous — juicy; full of sap
- surplus — something that remains above what is used or needed.
- tacitus — Publius Cornelius [puhb-lee-uh s] /ˈpʌb li əs/ (Show IPA), a.d. c55–c120, Roman historian.
- tedious — event: dull
- temenus — a son of Aristomachus who was allotted the city of Argos for his participation in the Heraclidae invasion of Peloponnesus.
- tenuous — lacking a sound basis, as reasoning; unsubstantiated; weak: a tenuous argument.
- tertius — third (in a group)
- tetanus — Pathology. an infectious, often fatal disease caused by a specific bacterium that enters the body through wounds and characterized by respiratory paralysis and tonic spasms and rigidity of the voluntary muscles, especially those of the neck and lower jaw. Compare lockjaw.
- thallus — a simple vegetative body undifferentiated into true leaves, stem, and root, ranging from an aggregation of filaments to a complex plantlike form.
- thapsus — an ancient town on the coast of Tunisia: decisive victory of Caesar 46 b.c.
- theseus — an Attic hero, the husband of Phaedra, father of Hippolytus, and slayer of the Minotaur and the robber Procrustes.
- thiasus — (in ancient Greece) a congregation of people who have gathered to sing and dance at a festival in honour of a god
- thyrsus — Botany. a thyrse.
- timeous — timely; sufficiently early.
- titulus — a sign bearing the condemned man's name and crime, attached to the top of the cross at a crucifixion
- torulus — a socket in an insect's head in which its antenna is attached
- tractus — an anthem sung in some Roman Catholic masses
- trismus — a spasm of the jaw muscles that makes it difficult to open the mouth.
- trochus — (in ancient Greece and Rome) a hoop or wheel, as used in play or exercise
- troilus — a warrior son of Priam, mentioned by Homer and Vergil and later represented as the lover of Cressida.
- tullius — Servius, Servius Tullius.
- tumulus — Archaeology. an artificial mound, especially over a grave; barrow.
- typhous — an acute, infectious disease caused by several species of Rickettsia, transmitted by lice and fleas, and characterized by acute prostration, headache, and a peculiar eruption of reddish spots on the body.
- uberous — fertile; abundant; fruitful
- umbrous — shady or shadowed
- uncinus — a small hooked structure, such as any of the hooked chaetae of certain polychaete worms
- urachus — a cord of tissue connecting a fetus's bladder to the umbilical cord
- uranous — containing trivalent uranium.
- urinous — of, pertaining to, resembling, or having the odor or qualities of urine.
- vacuous — without contents; empty: the vacuous air.
- vagitus — a new-born baby's first cry
- various — of different kinds, as two or more things; differing one from another: Various experiments have not proved his theory.
- veinous — having veins; veiny
- vicious — addicted to or characterized by vice; grossly immoral; depraved; profligate: a vicious life.