7-letter words that end in us
- modulus — Physics. a coefficient pertaining to a physical property.
- moebius — August Ferdinand, Möbius, August Ferdinand.
- muumuus — Plural form of muumuu.
- mytilus — Any of the genus Mytilus of marine bivalve shells, including the common mussel.
- mzungus — Plural form of mzungu.
- nacrous — of or resembling pearl
- nerthus — goddess of fertility, described by Tacitus in his Germania: later appeared in Scandinavian mythology as the god Njord.
- nervous — highly excitable; unnaturally or acutely uneasy or apprehensive: to become nervous under stress.
- nimious — great, extravagant, considerable
- niobous — Chemistry. containing trivalent niobium, as niobous chloride, NbCl 3 .
- nitrous — pertaining to compounds obtained from niter, usually containing less oxygen than the corresponding nitric compounds.
- niveous — resembling snow, especially in whiteness; snowy.
- nocuous — likely to cause damage or injury; harmful; noxious.
- nodulus — a small node, especially on the vermis of the cerebellum.
- nonplus — to render utterly perplexed; puzzle completely.
- noxious — harmful or injurious to health or physical well-being: noxious fumes.
- nucleus — a central part about which other parts are grouped or gathered; core: A few faithful friends formed the nucleus of the club.
- nullius — (especially in law) son of nobody; bastard.
- obvious — easily seen, recognized, or understood; open to view or knowledge; evident: an obvious advantage.
- oceanus — a Titan who was the son of Uranus and Gaea, the consort of Tethys, and the father of the river gods and Oceanids.
- ocellus — a type of simple eye common to invertebrates, consisting of retinal cells, pigments, and nerve fibers.
- ochrous — Containing ochre.
- octapus — Misspelling of octopus.
- octavus — eighth.
- octopus — any octopod of the genus Octopus, having a soft, oval body and eight sucker-bearing arms, living mostly at the bottom of the sea.
- odorous — odoriferous.
- oedipus — a king of Thebes, the son of Laius and Jocasta, and the father by Jocasta of Eteocles, Polynices, Antigone, and Ismeme: as was prophesied at his birth, he unwittingly killed his father and married his mother and, in penance, blinded himself and went into exile.
- oestrus — estrus.
- olympus — Mount, a mountain in NE Greece, on the boundary between Thessaly and Macedonia: mythical abode of the greater Grecian gods. 9730 feet (2966 meters).
- ominous — portending evil or harm; foreboding; threatening; inauspicious: an ominous bank of dark clouds.
- omnibus — bus1 (def 1).
- onerous — burdensome, oppressive, or troublesome; causing hardship: onerous duties.
- onymous — Having a name.
- orosius — Paulus [paw-luh s] /ˈpɔ ləs/ (Show IPA), flourished 5th century a.d, Spanish theologian and historian.
- orpheus — Greek Legend. a poet and musician, a son of Calliope, who followed his dead wife, Eurydice, to the underworld. By charming Hades, he obtained permission to lead her away, provided he did not look back at her until they returned to earth. But at the last moment he looked, and she was lost to him forever.
- osmious — of or containing osmium in its lower valences.
- osseous — composed of, containing, or resembling bone; bony.
- ozonous — of or containing ozone.
- pappous — having or forming a pappus.
- papyrus — a tall, aquatic plant, Cyperus papyrus, of the sedge family, native to the Nile valley: the Egyptian subspecies, C. papyrus hadidii, thought to be common in ancient times, now occurs only in several sites.
- paramus — a city in NE New Jersey.
- parlous — perilous; dangerous.
- pci bus — Peripheral Component Interconnect
- pectous — of, relating to, or consisting of pectin or protopectin.
- pegasus — 1. (networking, product) A product to support Internet searches, electronic mail, and Usenet news. 2. (project) An open source project run by The Open Group which implements a Common Information Model (CIM) Object Manager.
- pelorus — a device for measuring in degrees the relative bearings of observed objects.
- peritus — a Catholic theological expert and consultant who gives advice at an ecumenical council of the church
- perseus — a son of Zeus and Danaë, who with Athena's help slew the Gorgon Medusa and rescued Andromeda from a sea monster
- persius — (Aulus Persius Flaccus) a.d. 34–62, Roman satirist.
- petasus — a broad-brimmed hat worn by ancient Greek travelers and hunters, often represented in art as a winged hat worn by Hermes or Mercury.