5-letter words that end in us
- torus — Architecture. a large convex molding, more or less semicircular in profile, commonly forming the lowest molding of the base of a column, directly above the plinth, sometimes occurring as one of a pair separated by a scotia and fillets. and column.
- uncus — any hook-shaped or curved part of a body process, especially the hippocampal gyrus in the temporal lobe of the brain.
- vagus — vagus nerve.
- varus — abnormal angulation of a bone or joint, with the angle pointing away from the midline.
- vatus — a nickel-brass coin and monetary unit of Vanuatu.
- venus — an ancient Italian goddess of gardens and spring, identified by the Romans with Aphrodite as the goddess of love and beauty.
- virus — an ultramicroscopic (20 to 300 nm in diameter), metabolically inert, infectious agent that replicates only within the cells of living hosts, mainly bacteria, plants, and animals: composed of an RNA or DNA core, a protein coat, and, in more complex types, a surrounding envelope.
- wamus — a heavy cardigan jacket, loosely knit and belted.
- wenus — Wasted Energy Negotiation Union System
- wojus — of a poor quality or low standard
- wokus — wocas.
- xerus — an African ground squirrel of the genus Xerus, having spiny fur, very short ears, and a long tail, and including the species X. rutilus of northeastern Africa and X. erythropus of western and central Africa.
- yunus — Muhammad. born 1940. Bangladeshi economist and social entrepreneur; pioneer of micro-credit; Nobel Peace Prize (2006)
- yuzus — Plural form of yuzu.
- zebus — Plural form of zebu.