9-letter words that end in us
- tantalous — containing trivalent tantalum.
- tartarous — consisting of or containing tartar.
- taruntius — a crater in the first quadrant of the face of the moon: about 38 miles (61 km) in diameter.
- taxaceous — belonging to the Taxaceae, the yew family of plants.
- telegonus — a son of Odysseus and Circe who unknowingly killed his father and eventually married Penelope.
- tellurous — containing tetravalent tellurium.
- ten gurus — the ten leaders of the Sikh religion from its founder Guru Nanak to Guru Govind Singh, who ended the line of gurus by calling on Sikhs to rely on the holy text of the Granth to guide them
- tenacious — holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold (often followed by of): a tenacious grip on my arm; tenacious of old habits.
- tendinous — of the nature of or resembling a tendon.
- tenebrous — dark; gloomy; obscure.
- tetterous — related to the skin disorder tetter
- thallious — having a surplus of thallium
- theaceous — belonging to the Theaceae, the tea family of plants.
- theftuous — (of a person) tending to commit theft
- thesaurus — a dictionary of synonyms and antonyms, such as the online Thesaurus.com.
- togavirus — a virus belonging to the Togaviridae family and which usually affects birds and mammals rather than humans
- torminous — suffering from tormina
- torturous — pertaining to, involving, or causing torture or suffering.
- trachinus — a weever fish
- trapezius — a broad, flat muscle on each side of the upper and back part of the neck, shoulders, and back, the action of which raises, or rotates, or draws back the shoulders, and pulls the head backward or to one side.
- tremorous — involuntary shaking of the body or limbs, as from disease, fear, weakness, or excitement; a fit of trembling.
- tremulous — (of persons, the body, etc.) characterized by trembling, as from fear, nervousness, or weakness.
- triecious — of or relating to a species having male, female, and hermaphrodite flowers on different plants.
- trigamous — of or relating to trigamy or a trigamist.
- trigonous — having three angles or corners, as a stem or seed; triangular.
- trigynous — (of a plant) having three pistils
- trimerous — Botany. (of flowers) having members in each whorl in groups of three.
- triradius — a Y -shaped group of ridges on the palm of the hand at the base of each finger.
- trochilus — scotia.
- troublous — characterized by trouble; unsettled: troublous times.
- tungstous — of or containing tungsten in a low valence state
- tyndareus — the husband of Leda and father of Clytemnestra and Castor.
- tyrannous — tyrannical.
- uliginous — growing in swamps or muddy places.
- ulmaceous — belonging to the Ulmaceae, the elm family of plants.
- umbilicus — Anatomy. the depression in the center of the surface of the abdomen indicating the point of attachment of the umbilical cord to the embryo; navel.
- unanimous — of one mind; in complete agreement; agreed.
- unanxious — not anxious or concerned
- uncopious — large in quantity or number; abundant; plentiful: copious amounts of food.
- uncurious — incurious
- undulatus — billow cloud.
- unenvious — full of, feeling, or expressing envy: envious of a person's success; an envious attack.
- unguinous — resembling, containing, or consisting of fat or oil; greasy; oily.
- uniparous — Zoology. producing only one egg or offspring at a time.
- uniramous — Biology. having one branch.
- unisonous — being in unison.
- unjealous — not jealous
- unobvious — easily seen, recognized, or understood; open to view or knowledge; evident: an obvious advantage.
- unserious — of, showing, or characterized by deep thought.
- untenuous — thin or slender in form, as a thread.