6-Letter Words Ending With US
Here's the list of all the 233 6-Letter Words Ending With US in the English Language.
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| status | 1. the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society 2. a state at a particular time More Definitions → |
| campus | 1. a field on which the buildings of a university are situated More Definitions → |
| famous | 1. widely known and esteemed More Definitions → |
| census | 1. a periodic count of the population 2. conduct a census More Definitions → |
| radius | 1. the length of a line segment between the center and circumference of a circle or sphere 2. a straight line from the center to the perimeter of a circle (or from the center to the surface of a sphere) 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 → |
| chorus | 1. any utterance produced simultaneously by a group 2. a group of people assembled to sing together More Definitions → |
| genius | 1. someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality 2. unusual mental ability More Definitions → |
| circus | 1. a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals 2. a performance given by a traveling company of acrobats, clowns, and trained animals More Definitions → |
| corpus | 1. capital as contrasted with the income derived from it 2. a collection of writings More Definitions → |
| citrus | 1. any of numerous fruits of the genus Citrus having thick rind and juicy pulp; grown in warm regions 2. any of numerous tropical usually thorny evergreen trees of the genus Citrus having leathery evergreen leaves and widely cultivated for their juicy edible fruits having leathery aromatic rinds More Definitions → |
| exodus | 1. a journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environment More Definitions → |
| cactus | 1. any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines More Definitions → |
| caucus | 1. meet to select a candidate or promote a policy 2. a closed political meeting More Definitions → |
| fungus | 1. an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia More Definitions → |
| uterus | 1. a hollow muscular organ in the pelvic cavity of females; contains the developing fetus More Definitions → |
| airbus | 1. a subsonic jet airliner operated over short distances More Definitions → |
| porous | 1. able to absorb fluids 2. allowing passage in and out More Definitions → |
| venous | 1. of or contained in or performing the function of the veins More Definitions → |
| abacus | 1. a tablet placed horizontally on top of the capital of a column as an aid in supporting the architrave 2. a calculator that performs arithmetic functions by manually sliding counters on rods or in grooves More Definitions → |
| discus | 1. an athletic competition in which a disk-shaped object is thrown as far as possible 2. a disk used in throwing competitions More Definitions → |
| hiatus | 1. an interruption in the intensity or amount of something 2. a missing piece (as a gap in a manuscript) More Definitions → |
| cirrus | 1. usually coiled 2. a wispy white cloud (usually of fine ice crystals) at a high altitude (4 to 8 miles) More Definitions → |
| primus | 1. the presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church of Scotland More Definitions → |
| joyous | 1. full of or characterized by joy More Definitions → |
| nimbus | 1. a dark grey cloud bearing rain 2. an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint More Definitions → |
| plexus | 1. a network of intersecting blood vessels or intersecting nerves or intersecting lymph vessels More Definitions → |
| thymus | 1. a ductless glandular organ at the base of the neck that produces lymphocytes and aids in producing immunity; atrophies with age More Definitions → |
| mucous | 1. of or secreting or covered with or resembling mucus More Definitions → |
| walrus | 1. either of two large northern marine mammals having ivory tusks and tough hide over thick blubber More Definitions → |
| crocus | 1. any of numerous low-growing plants of the genus Crocus having slender grasslike leaves and white or yellow or purple flowers; native chiefly to the Mediterranean region but widely cultivated More Definitions → |
| gallus | 1. elastic straps that hold trousers up More Definitions → |
| rhesus | 1. of southern Asia; used in medical research More Definitions → |
| litmus | 1. a coloring material (obtained from lichens) that turns red in acid solutions and blue in alkaline solutions; used as a very rough acid-base indicator More Definitions → |
| ruckus | 1. the act of making a noisy disturbance More Definitions → |
| foetus | 1. an unborn or unhatched vertebrate in the later stages of development showing the main recognizable features of the mature animal More Definitions → |
| odious | 1. unequivocally detestable More Definitions → |
| tarsus | 1. the part of the foot of a vertebrate between the metatarsus and the leg; in human beings the bones of the ankle and heel collectively More Definitions → |
| hummus | 1. a thick spread made from mashed chickpeas, tahini, lemon juice and garlic; used especially as a dip for pita; originated in the Middle East 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 → |
| missus | 1. informal term of address for someone's wife More Definitions → |
| animus | 1. a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility More Definitions → |
| soleus | 1. a broad flat muscle in the calf of the leg under the gastrocnemius muscle More Definitions → |
| estrus | 1. applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activity More Definitions → |
| typhus | 1. rickettsial disease transmitted by body lice and characterized by skin rash and high fever More Definitions → |
| fundus | 1. (anatomy) the base of a hollow organ or that part of the organ farthest from its opening More Definitions → |
| sulcus | 1. (anatomy) any of the narrow grooves in an organ or tissue especially those that mark the convolutions on the surface of the brain More Definitions → |
| coleus | 1. any of various Old World tropical plants of the genus Coleus having multicolored decorative leaves and spikes of blue flowers More Definitions → |
| serous | 1. of or producing or containing serum More Definitions → |
| rumpus | 1. the act of making a noisy disturbance 2. cause a disturbance More Definitions → |
| coitus | 1. sexual activity between individuals, especially the insertion of a man's penis into a woman's vagina until orgasm and ejaculation occur More Definitions → |
| rectus | 1. any of various straight muscles More Definitions → |