8-letter words that end in us
- cyaneous — deep blue; cerulean.
- dactylus — the tip of a cephalopod's tentacular club
- daedalus — an Athenian architect and inventor who built the labyrinth for Minos on Crete and fashioned wings for himself and his son Icarus to flee the island
- damascus — the capital of Syria, in the southwest: reputedly the oldest city in the world, having been inhabited continuously since before 2000 bc. Pop: 2 317 000 (2005 est)
- dardanus — the son of Zeus and Electra who founded the royal house of Troy
- dartrous — of or pertaining to dartre
- data bus — (architecture) The bus (connections between and within the CPU, memory, and peripherals) used to carry data. Other connections are the address bus and control signals. The width and clock rate of the data bus determine its data rate (the number of bytes per second it can carry), which is one of the main factors determining the processing power of a computer. Most current processor designs use a 32-bit bus, meaning that 32 bits of data can be transferred at once. Some processors have an internal data bus which is wider than their external bus in order to make external connections cheaper while retaining some of the benefits in processing power of a wider bus. See also data path.
- decorous — Decorous behaviour is very respectable, calm, and polite.
- delectus — (obsolete) An elementary book for learners of Latin or Greek.
- denarius — a silver coin of ancient Rome, often called a penny in translation
- desirous — If you are desirous of doing something or desirous of something, you want to do it very much or want it very much.
- detritus — Detritus is the small pieces of rubbish that remain after an event has finished or when something has been used.
- dextrous — dexterous
- dianthus — any Eurasian caryophyllaceous plant of the widely cultivated genus Dianthus, such as the carnation, pink, and sweet william
- dibelius — Martin [mahr-tn;; German mahr-teen] /ˈmɑr tn;; German ˈmɑr tin/ (Show IPA), 1883–1947, German theologian.
- didymous — in pairs or in two parts
- diecious — (especially of plants) having the male and female organs in separate and distinct individuals; having separate sexes.
- diestrus — (in female mammals) an interval of sexual inactivity between periods of estrus.
- dimerous — consisting of or divided into two parts.
- dionysus — the god of fertility, wine, and drama; Bacchus.
- dipnoous — having both lungs and gills for breathing
- ditokous — producing two young or laying two eggs at a time.
- dizygous — Dizygotic.
- dochmius — a five-syllable foot, characteristic of ancient Greek dramas
- dolorous — full of, expressing, or causing pain or sorrow; grievous; mournful: a dolorous melody; dolorous news.
- edacious — devouring; voracious; consuming.
- edulious — (obsolete) edible.
- elenchus — A logical refutation.
- emeritus — (of the former holder of an office, esp. a college professor) Having retired but allowed to retain their title as an honor.
- encarpus — a decoration of fruit or flowers on a frieze
- enginous — ingenious or clever
- enormous — very big
- entellus — A small Asian monkey, Presbytis entellus, having bristly hairs on the crown and the sides of the face.
- eohippus — Extinct early Eocene mammal, Hyracotherium leporinum.
- epicurus — An ancient Greek philosopher, founder of the movement commonly known as Epicureanism.
- epigeous — epigeal
- equuleus — a small faint constellation in the N hemisphere between Pegasus and Aquarius
- eremurus — a type of herb from the Liliaceae family
- eridanus — a long twisting constellation in the S hemisphere extending from Orion to Hydrus and containing the first magnitude star Achernar
- euonymus — A shrub or small tree that is widely cultivated for its autumn colors and bright fruit.
- eurokous — of or relating to euroky
- eusebius — ?265–?340 ad, bishop of Caesarea: author of a history of the Christian Church to 324 ad
- excursus — A detailed discussion of a particular point in a book, usually in an appendix.
- exiguous — Very small in size or amount.
- eximious — (archaic) Pre-eminent, outstanding.
- fabulous — almost impossible to believe; incredible.
- factious — given to faction; dissentious: A factious group was trying to undermine the government.
- fashious — troublesome, causing worry
- fastuous — haughty; arrogant.
- faveolus — a small pit or cavity resembling a cell of a honeycomb; alveola.