8-letter words that end in us
- scalenus — any of three muscles on each side of the neck, the action of which raises the first and second ribs in respiration and assists in bending the neck to one side.
- scarious — thin, dry, and membranous, as certain bracts; chaffy.
- sciolous — pretending to have knowledge on a subject, having incomplete knowledge
- scirrhus — a firm, densely collagenous cancer.
- sclerous — hard; firm; bony.
- scorpius — a large zodiacal constellation lying between Libra and Sagittarius and crossed by the Milky Way. It contains the first magnitude star Antares
- secaucus — a town in NE New Jersey.
- secundus — (in prescriptions) second.
- sedulous — diligent in application or attention; persevering; assiduous.
- selenous — selenious.
- seleucus — (Seleucus Nicator) 358?–281? b.c, Macedonian general under Alexander the Great: founder of the Seleucid dynasty.
- senarius — a Latin verse of six feet, especially an iambic trimeter.
- sensuous — perceived by or affecting the senses: the sensuous qualities of music.
- septimus — a male given name.
- serratus — any of various muscles in the thorax, which produce the appearance of a serrated border by their arrangement
- servetus — Michael, 1511–53, Spanish physician and theologian, accused of heresy and burned at the stake.
- sibelius — Jean (Julius Christian) [zhahn yoo-lyoo s kris-tyahn] /ʒɑn ˈyu lyʊs ˈkrɪs tyɑn/ (Show IPA), 1865–1957, Finnish composer.
- silvanus — the god of forests and uncultivated land, later worshiped under three aspects, as the protector of the house, of the herds, and of the boundaries of the farm.
- siricius — Saint, died a.d. 399, pope 384–399.
- sisyphus — a son of Aeolus and ruler of Corinth, noted for his trickery: he was punished in Tartarus by being compelled to roll a stone to the top of a slope, the stone always escaping him near the top and rolling down again.
- sombrous — somber.
- sonorous — giving out or capable of giving out a sound, especially a deep, resonant sound, as a thing or place: a sonorous cavern.
- soporous — sleepy.
- spacious — containing much space, as a house, room, or vehicle; amply large.
- specious — apparently good or right though lacking real merit; superficially pleasing or plausible: specious arguments.
- spermous — of the nature of or pertaining to sperm.
- sphygmus — the pulse.
- spiritus — a spirit or breathing
- splenius — a broad muscle on each side of the back of the neck and the upper part of the thoracic region, the action of which draws the head backward and assists in turning it to one side.
- spurious — not genuine, authentic, or true; not from the claimed, pretended, or proper source; counterfeit.
- squamous — covered with or formed of squamae or scales.
- stannous — containing tin, especially in the bivalent state.
- stevinus — Stevin, Simon.
- stimulus — something that incites to action or exertion or quickens action, feeling, thought, etc.: The approval of others is a potent stimulus.
- stotious — drunk; inebriated
- stratous — of or relating to stratus
- strumous — strumose.
- studious — disposed or given to diligent study: a studious boy.
- subgenus — a category of related species within a genus.
- subvirus — an organism, esp a viral protein, smaller than a virus but with some of the characteristics of a virus
- succubus — a demon in female form, said to have sexual intercourse with men in their sleep. Compare incubus (def 1).
- sudorous — sweaty
- surculus — a sucker
- susurrus — a soft murmuring or rustling sound; whisper.
- syllabus — an outline or other brief statement of the main points of a discourse, the subjects of a course of lectures, the contents of a curriculum, etc.
- sylvanus — Silvanus.
- tantalus — Classical Mythology. a Phrygian king who was condemned to remain in Tartarus, chin deep in water, with fruit-laden branches hanging above his head: whenever he tried to drink or eat, the water and fruit receded out of reach.
- tartarus — a sunless abyss, below Hades, in which Zeus imprisoned the Titans.
- temerous — audacious
- tenesmus — a straining to urinate or defecate, without the ability to do so.