9-Letter Words Containing OUS
Here's the list of all the 635 9-Letter Words Containing OUS in the English Language.
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religious | 1. a member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedience 2. concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church More Definitions → |
anonymous | 1. having no known name or identity or known source 2. not known or lacking marked individuality More Definitions → |
household | 1. a social unit living together More Definitions → |
dangerous | 1. causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm 2. involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm More Definitions → |
obviously | 1. unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly') More Definitions → |
seriously | 1. in a serious manner 2. to a severe or serious degree More Definitions → |
warehouse | 1. store in a warehouse 2. a storehouse for goods and merchandise More Definitions → |
hazardous | 1. involving risk or danger More Definitions → |
delicious | 1. greatly pleasing or entertaining 2. extremely pleasing to the sense of taste More Definitions → |
conscious | 1. intentionally conceived 2. (followed by `of') showing realization or recognition of something More Definitions → |
limousine | 1. large luxurious car; usually driven by a chauffeur More Definitions → |
luxurious | 1. displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses 2. ostentatiously rich and superior in quality More Definitions → |
hilarious | 1. marked by or causing boisterous merriment or convulsive laughter More Definitions → |
ambitious | 1. having a strong desire for success or achievement 2. requiring full use of your abilities or resources More Definitions → |
notorious | 1. known widely and usually unfavorably More Definitions → |
malicious | 1. having the nature of or resulting from malice More Definitions → |
housewife | 1. a wife who manages a household while her husband earns the family income More Definitions → |
unanimous | 1. in complete agreement 2. acting together as a single undiversified whole More Definitions → |
acoustics | 1. the study of the physical properties of sound More Definitions → |
righteous | 1. morally justified 2. characterized by or proceeding from accepted standards of morality or justice More Definitions → |
tenacious | 1. good at remembering 2. stubbornly unyielding More Definitions → |
ambiguous | 1. open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead 2. having more than one possible meaning More Definitions → |
penthouse | 1. an apartment located on the top floors of a building More Definitions → |
analogous | 1. corresponding in function but not in evolutionary origin 2. similar or equivalent in some respects though otherwise dissimilar More Definitions → |
erroneous | 1. containing or characterized by error More Definitions → |
clubhouse | 1. a building that is occupied by a social club More Definitions → |
marvelous | 1. extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers 2. too improbable to admit of belief More Definitions → |
farmhouse | 1. house for a farmer and family More Definitions → |
playhouse | 1. plaything consisting of a small model of a house that children can play inside of More Definitions → |
courteous | 1. characterized by courtesy and gracious good manners 2. exhibiting courtesy and politeness More Definitions → |
glamorous | 1. having an air of allure, romance and excitement More Definitions → |
poisonous | 1. having the qualities or effects of a poison 2. not safe to eat More Definitions → |
anomalous | 1. deviating from the general or common order or type More Definitions → |
exogenous | 1. derived or originating externally More Definitions → |
ingenious | 1. showing inventiveness and skill More Definitions → |
dollhouse | 1. a house so small that it is likened to a child's plaything 2. a small model of a house used as a toy by children More Definitions → |
obnoxious | 1. causing disapproval or protest More Definitions → |
amorphous | 1. having no definite form or distinct shape 2. lacking the system or structure characteristic of living bodies More Definitions → |
frivolous | 1. not serious in content or attitude or behavior More Definitions → |
curiously | 1. in a manner differing from the usual or expected 2. with curiosity More Definitions → |
monstrous | 1. abnormally large 2. shockingly brutal or cruel More Definitions → |
murderous | 1. characteristic of or capable of or having a tendency toward killing another human being More Definitions → |
deciduous | 1. (of teeth, antlers, etc.) being shed at the end of a period of growth 2. (of plants and shrubs) shedding foliage at the end of the growing season More Definitions → |
cutaneous | 1. relating to or existing on or affecting the skin More Definitions → |
oblivious | 1. (followed by `to' or `of') lacking conscious awareness of 2. failing to keep in mind More Definitions → |
sumptuous | 1. ostentatiously rich and superior in quality More Definitions → |
strenuous | 1. characterized by or performed with much energy or force 2. taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance More Definitions → |
ludicrous | 1. broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce 2. so unreasonable as to invite derision More Definitions → |
anxiously | 1. with anxiety or apprehension More Definitions → |
firehouse | 1. a station housing fire apparatus and firemen More Definitions → |
nervously | 1. in an anxiously nervous manner 2. with nervous excitement More Definitions → |
ferocious | 1. marked by extreme and violent energy More Definitions → |
insidious | 1. beguiling but harmful 2. intended to entrap More Definitions → |
birdhouse | 1. a shelter for birds More Definitions → |
moustache | 1. an unshaved growth of hair on the upper lip More Definitions → |
delirious | 1. experiencing delirium 2. marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion More Definitions → |
cancerous | 1. relating to or affected with cancer 2. like a cancer; an evil that grows and spreads More Definitions → |
variously | 1. in diverse ways More Definitions → |
housework | 1. the work of cleaning and running a house More Definitions → |
furiously | 1. (of the elements) in a wild and stormy manner 2. in a manner marked by extreme or violent energy More Definitions → |
injurious | 1. harmful to living things More Definitions → |
momentous | 1. of very great significance More Definitions → |
egregious | 1. conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible More Definitions → |
judicious | 1. marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters More Definitions → |
houseboat | 1. a barge that is designed and equipped for use as a dwelling More Definitions → |
roadhouse | 1. an inn (usually outside city limits on a main road) providing meals and liquor and dancing and (sometimes) gambling More Definitions → |
anhydrous | 1. without water; especially without water of crystallization More Definitions → |
nefarious | 1. extremely wicked More Definitions → |
innocuous | 1. not causing disapproval 2. lacking intent or capacity to injure More Definitions → |
atrocious | 1. shockingly brutal or cruel 2. exceptionally bad or displeasing More Definitions → |
boathouse | 1. a shed at the edge of a river or lake; used to store boats More Definitions → |
audacious | 1. invulnerable to fear or intimidation 2. unrestrained by convention or propriety More Definitions → |
laborious | 1. characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort More Definitions → |
vicarious | 1. experienced at secondhand 2. occurring in an abnormal part of the body instead of the usual site involved in that function More Definitions → |
jailhouse | 1. a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence) More Definitions → |
cavernous | 1. being or suggesting a cavern 2. filled with vascular sinuses and capable of becoming distended and rigid as the result of being filled with blood More Definitions → |
libellous | 1. (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign More Definitions → |
humongous | 1. (used informally) very large More Definitions → |
eponymous | 1. being or relating to or bearing the name of an eponym More Definitions → |
gatehouse | 1. a house built at a gateway; usually the gatekeeper's residence More Definitions → |
workhouse | 1. a poorhouse where able-bodied poor are compelled to labor 2. a county jail that holds prisoners for periods up to 18 months More Definitions → |
voracious | 1. excessively greedy and grasping 2. devouring or craving food in great quantities More Definitions → |
mousetrap | 1. a trap for catching mice 2. (American football) a play in which a defensive player is allowed to cross the line of scrimmage and then blocked off as the runner goes through the place the lineman vacated More Definitions → |
barbarous | 1. (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering 2. primitive in customs and culture More Definitions → |
siliceous | 1. relating to or containing or resembling silica More Definitions → |
viciously | 1. in a vicious manner More Definitions → |
housemate | 1. someone who resides in the same house with you More Definitions → |
vivacious | 1. vigorous and animated More Definitions → |
melodious | 1. having a musical sound; especially a pleasing tune 2. containing or constituting or characterized by pleasing melody More Definitions → |
deviously | 1. in a devious manner More Definitions → |
ponderous | 1. slow and laborious because of weight 2. having great mass and weight and unwieldiness More Definitions → |
bathhouse | 1. a building containing dressing rooms for bathers 2. a building containing public baths More Definitions → |
ominously | 1. in an ominous manner More Definitions → |
impetuous | 1. characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation 2. marked by violent force More Definitions → |
litigious | 1. of or relating to litigation 2. inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits More Definitions → |
imperious | 1. having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy More Definitions → |
sebaceous | 1. containing an unusual amount of grease or oil More Definitions → |
hideously | 1. in a hideous manner More Definitions → |
vexatious | 1. causing irritation or annoyance More Definitions → |
jealously | 1. with jealousy 2. with jealousy; in an envious manner More Definitions → |
seditious | 1. arousing to action or rebellion 2. in opposition to a civil authority or government More Definitions → |
bodacious | 1. incorrigible 2. unrestrained by convention or propriety More Definitions → |
zealously | 1. in a zealous manner More Definitions → |