Words Ending With LUS
Here's the list of all the 137 Words Ending With LUS in the English Language.
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plus | 1. a useful or valuable quality 2. the arithmetic operation of summing; calculating the sum of two or more numbers More Definitions → |
stylus | 1. a sharp pointed device attached to the cartridge of a record player 2. a pointed tool for writing or drawing or engraving More Definitions → |
surplus | 1. a quantity much larger than is needed 2. more than is needed, desired, or required More Definitions → |
calculus | 1. a hard lump produced by the concretion of mineral salts; found in hollow organs or ducts of the body 2. an incrustation that forms on the teeth and gums More Definitions → |
stimulus | 1. any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action More Definitions → |
nautilus | 1. a submarine that is propelled by nuclear power 2. cephalopod mollusk of warm seas whose females have delicate papery spiral shells More Definitions → |
bacillus | 1. aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil More Definitions → |
modulus | 1. an integer that can be divided without remainder into the difference between two other integers 2. the absolute value of a complex number More Definitions → |
cumulus | 1. a globular cloud 2. a collection of objects laid on top of each other More Definitions → |
gallus | 1. elastic straps that hold trousers up More Definitions → |
lactobacillus | 1. a Gram-positive rod-shaped bacterium that produces lactic acid (especially in milk) More Definitions → |
acidophilus | 1. a bacterium that is used to make yogurt and to supplement probiotics More Definitions → |
angelus | 1. the sound of a bell rung in Roman Catholic churches to announce the time when the Angelus should be recited More Definitions → |
bolus | 1. a small round soft mass (as of chewed food) 2. a large pill; used especially in veterinary medicine More Definitions → |
astragalus | 1. the bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle joint More Definitions → |
hydrocephalus | 1. an abnormal condition in which cerebrospinal fluid collects in the ventricles of the brain; in infants it can cause abnormally rapid growth of the head and bulging fontanelles and a small face; in adults the symptoms are primarily neurological More Definitions → |
callus | 1. an area of skin that is thick or hard from continual pressure or friction (as the sole of the foot) 2. bony tissue formed during the healing of a fractured bone More Definitions → |
annulus | 1. a toroidal shape 2. (Fungi) a remnant of the partial veil that in mature mushrooms surrounds the stem like a collar More Definitions → |
precalculus | 1. a college-level algebra and trigonometry course that is designed to prepare students for the study of calculus More Definitions → |
talus | 1. a sloping mass of loose rocks at the base of a cliff 2. the bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle joint More Definitions → |
phallus | 1. the male sex organ More Definitions → |
nucleolus | 1. a small round body of protein in a cell nucleus; such organelles contain RNA and are involved in protein synthesis More Definitions → |
gladiolus | 1. any of numerous plants of the genus Gladiolus native chiefly to tropical and South Africa having sword-shaped leaves and one-sided spikes of brightly colored funnel-shaped flowers; widely cultivated 2. the large central part of the breastbone More Definitions → |
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