8-Letter Words Ending With US
Here's the list of all the 392 8-Letter Words Ending With US in the English Language.
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| previous | 1. just preceding something else in time or order 2. (used especially of persons) of the immediate past More Definitions → |
| numerous | 1. amounting to a large indefinite number More Definitions → |
| precious | 1. characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for 2. of high worth or cost More Definitions → |
| gorgeous | 1. dazzlingly beautiful More Definitions → |
| fabulous | 1. extremely pleasing 2. based on or told of in traditional stories; lacking factual basis or historical validity More Definitions → |
| enormous | 1. extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree More Definitions → |
| generous | 1. willing to give and share unstintingly 2. not petty in character and mind More Definitions → |
| spacious | 1. very large in expanse or scope 2. (of buildings and rooms) having ample space More Definitions → |
| syllabus | 1. an integrated course of academic studies 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 → |
| glorious | 1. characterized by grandeur 2. having great beauty and splendor More Definitions → |
| rigorous | 1. rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard 2. demanding strict attention to rules and procedures More Definitions → |
| humorous | 1. full of or characterized by humor More Definitions → |
| stimulus | 1. any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action More Definitions → |
| infamous | 1. known widely and usually unfavorably More Definitions → |
| cautious | 1. people who are fearful and cautious 2. avoiding excess More Definitions → |
| emeritus | 1. a professor or minister who is retired from assigned duties 2. honorably retired from assigned duties and retaining your title along with the additional title `emeritus' as in `professor emeritus' More Definitions → |
| vigorous | 1. characterized by forceful and energetic action or activity 2. strong and active physically or mentally More Definitions → |
| gracious | 1. characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit 2. characterized by kindness and warm courtesy especially of a king to his subjects More Definitions → |
| luminous | 1. softly bright or radiant 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 → |
| terminus | 1. a place where something ends or is complete 2. the ultimate goal for which something is done More Definitions → |
| luscious | 1. having strong sexual appeal 2. extremely pleasing to the sense of taste More Definitions → |
| spurious | 1. ostensibly valid, but not actually valid 2. plausible but false More Definitions → |
| hibiscus | 1. any plant of the genus Hibiscus More Definitions → |
| colossus | 1. someone that is abnormally large and powerful 2. a person of exceptional importance and reputation More Definitions → |
| wondrous | 1. extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers 2. (used as an intensifier) excellently More Definitions → |
| virtuous | 1. morally excellent 2. in a state of sexual virginity More Definitions → |
| populous | 1. densely populated More Definitions → |
| platypus | 1. small densely furred aquatic monotreme of Australia and Tasmania having a broad bill and tail and webbed feet; only species in the family Ornithorhynchidae More Definitions → |
| tinnitus | 1. a ringing or booming sensation in one or both ears; a symptom of an ear infection or Meniere's disease More Definitions → |
| perilous | 1. fraught with danger More Definitions → |
| lustrous | 1. made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow 2. brilliant More Definitions → |
| grievous | 1. causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm 2. causing or marked by grief or anguish More Definitions → |
| sensuous | 1. taking delight in beauty More Definitions → |
| desirous | 1. having or expressing desire for something More Definitions → |
| vitreous | 1. of or relating to or constituting the vitreous humor of the eye 2. relating to or resembling or derived from or containing glass More Definitions → |
| venomous | 1. extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom 2. marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful More Definitions → |
| libelous | 1. (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign More Definitions → |
| detritus | 1. the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up 2. loose material (stone fragments and silt etc) that is worn away from rocks More Definitions → |
| couscous | 1. a spicy dish that originated in northern Africa; consists of pasta steamed with a meat and vegetable stew 2. a pasta made in northern Africa of crushed and steamed semolina More Definitions → |
| thalamus | 1. large egg-shaped structures of grey matter that form the dorsal subdivision of the diencephalon More Definitions → |
| ravenous | 1. extremely hungry 2. devouring or craving food in great quantities More Definitions → |
| nebulous | 1. of or relating to or resembling a nebula 2. lacking definite form or limits More Definitions → |
| meniscus | 1. (anatomy) a disk of cartilage that serves as a cushion between the ends of bones that meet at a joint 2. (optics) a lens that is concave on one side and convex on the other More Definitions → |
| mandamus | 1. an extraordinary writ commanding an official to perform a ministerial act that the law recognizes as an absolute duty and not a matter for the official's discretion; used only when all other judicial remedies fail More Definitions → |
| tortious | 1. of or pertaining to the nature of a tort More Definitions → |
| specious | 1. plausible but false 2. based on pretense; deceptively pleasing More Definitions → |
| tortuous | 1. highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious 2. marked by repeated turns and bends More Definitions → |
| acanthus | 1. any plant of the genus Acanthus having large spiny leaves and spikes or white or purplish flowers; native to Mediterranean region but widely cultivated More Definitions → |
| sonorous | 1. full and loud and deep More Definitions → |
| glabrous | 1. having no hair or similar growth; smooth More Definitions → |
| nauseous | 1. causing or able to cause nausea 2. feeling nausea; feeling about to vomit More Definitions → |
| caduceus | 1. an insignia used by the medical profession; modeled after the staff of Hermes More Definitions → |
| tuberous | 1. of or relating to or resembling a tuber More Definitions → |
| thrombus | 1. a blood clot formed within a blood vessel and remaining attached to its place of origin More Definitions → |
| pruritus | 1. an intense itching sensation that can have various causes (as by allergies or infection or lymphoma or jaundice etc.) More Definitions → |
| studious | 1. marked by care and effort 2. characterized by diligent study and fondness for reading More Definitions → |
| pervious | 1. admitting of passage or entrance More Definitions → |
| bronchus | 1. either of the two main branches of the trachea More Definitions → |
| subgenus | 1. (biology) taxonomic group between a genus and a species More Definitions → |