8-letter words that end in us
- hymettus — a mountain in SE Greece, near Athens. 3370 feet (1027 meters).
- ichorous — Classical Mythology. an ethereal fluid flowing in the veins of the gods.
- idoneous — appropriate; fit; suitable; apt.
- ignatius — Saint (Ignatius Theophorus) a.d. c40–107? bishop of Antioch and Apostolic Father.
- imporous — having no pores, having a compact texture, solid
- in focus — seen clearly
- inconnus — Plural form of inconnu.
- incubous — (of leaves) overlapping, with the upper part of each leaf covering the base of the leaf above it.
- infamous — having an extremely bad reputation: an infamous city.
- inflatus — A blowing or breathing into; inflation; inspiration.
- ingenius — Misspelling of ingenious.
- inradius — the radius of the circle inscribed in a triangle.
- insulous — Abounding in islands.
- intortus — (of a cirrus cloud) having very irregular filaments that often look entangled.
- iridious — (chemistry) containing trivalent iridium.
- josephus — Flavius [fley-vee-uh s] /ˈfleɪ vi əs/ (Show IPA), (Joseph ben Matthias) a.d. 37?–c100, Jewish historian and general.
- khuskhus — vetiver (def 2).
- laborous — Obsolete form of laborious.
- lacteous — milky; of the color of milk.
- laminous — laminate; laminose.
- lapillus — a small stony particle ejected from a volcano.
- lathyrus — a genus of leguminous climbing plants that includes the sweet pea
- lecythus — (in ancient Greece) a vase with a narrow neck
- lekythus — lekythos.
- lemessus — ancient name of Limassol.
- leuricus — Leofric.
- libelous — containing, constituting, or involving a libel; maliciously defamatory.
- liberius — died a.d. 366, pope 352–366.
- ligneous — of the nature of or resembling wood; woody.
- linnaeus — Carolus [kar-uh-luh s] /ˈkær ə ləs/ (Show IPA), (Carl von Linné) 1707–78, Swedish botanist.
- liquidus — (on a graph of temperature versus composition) the curve connecting the temperatures at which a liquid solution is in equilibrium with its vapor and with the solid solution.
- longinus — Dionysius Cassius [kash-uh s] /ˈkæʃ əs/ (Show IPA), a.d. 213?–273, Greek philosopher and rhetorician.
- lucilius — Gaius [gey-uh s] /ˈgeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), c180–102? b.c, Roman satirist.
- lucullus — Lucius Licinius [li-sin-ee-uh s] /lɪˈsɪn i əs/ (Show IPA), c110–57? b.c, Roman general and epicure.
- luminous — radiating or reflecting light; shining; bright.
- lungeous — (of a person) violent; rough.
- lupercus — an ancient Roman fertility god, often identified with Faunus or Pan.
- luscious — highly pleasing to the taste or smell: luscious peaches.
- lustrous — having luster; shining; luminous: lustrous eyes.
- lycurgus — flourished 9th century b.c, Spartan lawgiver.
- lysippus — flourished c360–c320 b.c, Greek sculptor.
- macmanus — Seumas [shey-muh s] /ˈʃeɪ məs/ (Show IPA), 1869–1960, Irish poet and short-story writer.
- mammatus — a bumpy, breast-shaped cloud
- mamurius — a smith who made 11 copies of the Ancile to prevent thieves from recognizing the original.
- mandamus — a writ from a superior court to an inferior court or to an officer, corporation, etc., commanding that a specified thing be done.
- manitous — Plural form of manitou.
- manutius — Aldus [awl-duh s,, al-] /ˈɔl dəs,, ˈæl-/ (Show IPA), (Teobaldo Mannucci or Manuzio) 1450–1515, Italian printer and classical scholar.
- marabous — Plural form of marabou.
- marasmus — malnutrition occurring in infants and young children, caused by insufficient intake of calories or protein and characterized by thinness, dry skin, poor muscle development, and irritability.
- melampus — the first seer and healer: his ears were licked by serpents he had raised, enabling him to understand the speech and wisdom of animals.