5 Letter Words Ending in US

pious

Adjective : Of or pertaining to piety, exhibiting piety, devout, god-fearing.

Adjective : Relating to religion or religious works.

Adjective : Insisting on or making a show of one's own virtue, especially in comparison to others; sanctimonious, condescending, judgmental.

nexus

Noun : A form or state of connection.

Noun : A connected group; a network, a web.

Noun : (Canada, US, finance, law) The relationship between a vendor and a jurisdiction for the purpose of taxation, established for example by the vendor operating a physical store in that jurisdiction.

magus

Noun : (Zoroastrianism) A Zoroastrian priest.

Noun : A magician; (derogatory) a conjurer or sorcerer, especially one who is a charlatan or trickster.

focus

Noun : (uncountable) Concentration of attention.

Noun : (countable) Something to which activity, attention or interest is primarily directed.

Verb : (transitive) To direct attention, effort, or energy to a particular audience or task.

nidus

Noun : A place of infection in an organism.

Noun : A nest for insects or small animals.

Noun : An origin (originating point) for a phenomenon.

argus

Noun : (Greek mythology) A mythical being, also called Argos or Argus Panoptes, with many eyes, a watchman who served Hera; his eyes were later transplanted to the peacock's tail.

Noun : A watchful guardian.

Noun : An alert, observant person.

negus

Noun : An English surname of unknown derivation.

Noun : A drink made of wine, often port, mixed with hot water, oranges or lemons, spices and sugar.

Noun : (historical) A ruler of Abyssinia (Ethiopia), or of a province of Ethiopia; specifically, the king of Ethiopia before 1974.

bogus

Adjective : Counterfeit or fake; not genuine.

Adjective : Based on false or misleading information or unjustified assumptions.

Adjective : (slang) Undesirable or harmful.

manus

Noun : (formal) A hand, as the part of the fore limb below the forearm in a human, or the corresponding part in other vertebrates.

Noun : (obsolete, Roman law) The power over other people, especially that of a man over his wife.

Noun : An island and a province in northern Papua New Guinea.

torus

Noun : (geometry) The standard representation of such a space in 3-dimensional Euclidean space: a surface or solid formed by rotating a closed curve, especially a circle, about a line which lies in the same plane but does not intersect it (e.g. like a ring doughnut).

Noun : (topology) A topological space which is a product of two circles.

Noun : (topology, in combination, n-torus, 4-torus, etc.) The product of the specified number of circles.

ictus

Noun : The pulse.

Noun : (medicine) A sudden attack, blow, stroke, or seizure, as in a sunstroke, the sting of an insect, pulsation of an artery, etc.

Noun : (prosody) The stress of voice laid upon an accented syllable of a word. Compare arsis.

modus

Noun : (law) A qualification involving the idea of variation or departure from some general rule or form, in the way of either restriction or enlargement, according to the circumstances of the case, as in the will of a donor, an agreement between parties, etc.

Noun : (law) A fixed compensation or equivalent given instead of payment of tithes in kind, expressed in full by the phrase modus decimandi.

Noun : (law, obsolete) The arrangement of, or mode of expressing, the terms of a contract or conveyance.

nisus

Noun : A mental or physical effort to attain a specific goal; a striving.

Noun : The contraction of the diaphragm and abdominal muscles to evacuate faeces or urine.

Noun : The periodic procreative desire manifested in the spring by birds, etc.

orcus

Noun : (Roman mythology) The Etruscan and Roman god of the underworld.

Noun : (astronomy) A plutino and planetoid, possibly a dwarf planet; sometimes referred to as the “anti-Pluto”.

malus

Noun : A plant of the genus Malus (the apples).

Noun : (business) The loss or return of performance-related compensation originally paid by an employer to an employee as a result of the discovery of a defect in the performance.

Noun : (rare) A penalty or negative thing.

virus

Noun : A submicroscopic, non-cellular structure that consists of a core of DNA or RNA surrounded by a protein coat, that requires a living host cell to replicate, and that sometimes causes disease in the host organism (such agents are often classed as nonliving infectious particles and less often as microorganisms).

Noun : (computing) A type of malware which can covertly transmit itself between computers via networks (especially the Internet) or removable storage such as disks, often causing damage to systems and data; also computer virus.

Noun : (informal, metonymic) A disease caused by such an infectious agent; a viral illness.

locus

Noun : A place or locality, especially a centre of activity or the scene of a crime.

Noun : (mathematics) The set of all points whose coordinates satisfy a given equation or condition.

Noun : (genetics) A fixed position on a string of DNA or RNA, especially a chromosome, that may be occupied by one or more genes.

talus

Noun : (anatomy) The bone of the ankle.

Noun : (geology) A sloping heap of fragments of rock lying at the foot of a precipice.

Noun : (architecture) The slope of an embankment wall, which is thicker at the bottom than at the top.

venus

Noun : (astronomy) The second planet in the Solar system, named for the goddess.

Noun : (Roman mythology) The goddess of love, beauty, fertility, and sexuality.

Noun : A female given name.

rebus

Noun : An arrangement of pictures, symbols, or words representing phrases or words, especially as a word puzzle.

Noun : (crosswording) A type of crossword puzzle in which some squares contain entire words, or symbols representing words, instead of single letters.

Verb : To represent (a phrase or word) as a rebus.

situs

Noun : (law) The location of a property as used for taxation or other legal purposes.

Noun : (anatomy, botany) The position, especially the usual, normal position, of a body part or part of a plant.

Noun : (real estate) The portion of an address comprising the street number and the street name, such as 3912 Park Drive.

vitus

Noun : (historical) A male given name from Latin.

Noun : A lake in Alaska.

lotus

Noun : A kind of aquatic plant, genus Nelumbo in the family Nelumbonaceae.

Noun : A water lily, genus Nymphaea, especially those of Egypt or India.

Noun : A legendary plant eaten by the Lotophagi of the Odyssey that caused drowsiness and euphoria.

arcus

Noun : (medicine) A white band of cholesterol that forms at the edge of the cornea

Noun : (meteorology) A low, horizontal cloud typically forming at the leading edge of thunderstorm outflow

Noun : (entomology) An elastic band around the base of the arolium, a pad at the end of the leg of certain insects

uncus

Noun : (zoology) A hook or claw.

Noun : (anatomy, by extension) Any body part which is long, thin, and curved.

Noun : (neuroanatomy) Specifically, the hooked end of the parahippocampal gyrus of the temporal lobe.

solus

Adjective : alone, unaccompanied (as a stage direction)

uræus

Noun : Obsolete form of uraeus. [A representation of the sacred asp, symbolising supreme power in ancient Egypt.]

lupus

Noun : (pathology) Any of a number of autoimmune diseases, the most common of which is systemic lupus erythematosus.

Noun : (astronomy) A summer constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a wolf. It lies south of the constellation Libra.

Noun : A city and village in Missouri, United States.

bolus

Noun : A round mass of something, especially of chewed food in the mouth or alimentary canal.

Noun : A single, large dose of a drug, especially one in that form.

Verb : (transitive) To administer (a drug) in bolus dosing, that is, dosing in (one or more) boluses.

minus

Noun : (mathematics) The minus sign (−).

Noun : (mathematics) A negative quantity.

Noun : A downside or disadvantage.

incus

Noun : (anatomy) A small anvil-shaped bone in the middle ear.

Noun : (meteorology) an accessory cloud, in the shape of an anvil which forms by spreading at the top of a cumulonimbus.

tonus

Noun : (biology) tonicity; tone

Noun : A tonal system or mode used in Gregorian chant.

dolus

Noun : (law) Evil intent: malice or fraud.

chaus

Noun : (dated) Synonym of jungle cat (Felis chaus)

Noun : Obsolete spelling of chiaus . [(historical) An Ottoman Empire court official; an attendant, messenger, herald, interpreter.]

Noun : Alternative letter-case form of chaus; obsolete spelling of chiaus. [(dated) Synonym of jungle cat (Felis chaus)]

palus

Noun : (planetology) A small plain (compared to mare) on the surface of a planet or satellite.

Noun : (marine biology) A vertical pillar along the inner septal margin of a coral.

Noun : (historical) Any of the ranks in the hierarchy of gladiators.

cavus

Noun : (geology) In planetary geology, an irregular steep-sided depression that does not seem to be an impact crater.

ægeus

Noun : Obsolete form of Aegeus. [(Greek mythology) A character in the founding myth of Athens.]

sinus

Noun : (anatomy, zootomy) A pouch or cavity in a bone or other tissue, especially one in the bones of the face or skull connecting with the nasal cavities (the paranasal sinus).

Noun : (anatomy) An irregular venous or lymphatic cavity, reservoir, or dilated vessel.

Noun : (pathology) An abnormal cavity or passage such as a fistula, leading from a deep-seated infection and discharging pus to the surface.

humus

Noun : A large group of natural organic compounds, found in the soil, formed from the chemical and biological decomposition of plant and animal residues and from the synthetic activity of microorganisms.

Noun : Alternative spelling of hummus (“chickpea dip”). [A Levantine Arab dip made of chickpea paste with various additions, such as olive oil, fresh garlic, lemon juice, and tahini, often eaten with pitta bread, or as a meze.]

ramus

Noun : (biology) A branching, as of nerves or blood vessels.

Noun : (anatomy) A bony projection, particularly of the jaw, but also in the groin area, both subject to the maturing process of symphysis.

Noun : (ornithology) The stem of a barb of a feather, from which the barbules extend.

favus

Noun : A tile or flagstone cut into a hexagonal shape to produce a honeycomb pattern.

Noun : (medicine) A severe, chronic infection of ringworm.

vagus

Noun : (Roman Catholicism) A homeless person or vagrant.

Noun : (neuroanatomy) Ellipsis of vagus nerve. [(neuroanatomy) Either of the tenth pair of cranial nerves which extend from the medulla oblongata down into the abdomen. Branches of these important nerves supply the tongue, larynx, lungs, gut, and heart.]

casus

Noun : (logic, philosophy, obsolete) A possible world, as a starting point for reasoning.

pagus

Noun : (historical) A country district with scattered hamlets.

Noun : (historical) The fortified centre of such a district.

Noun : (historical) Among the early Teutons, a division of the territory larger than a village, like a wapentake or hundred.

copus

Noun : A mug.

Noun : A drink of ale mixed with spices, and varied by spirits, wines, etc.

domus

Noun : (anthropology, archaeology) A farmstead with its people, plants and animals, considered as a unit.

Noun : (dated) In the UK a college (or collectively its fellows) in Cambridge or Oxford.

genus

Noun : (biology, taxonomy) A category in the classification of organisms, ranking below family (Lat. familia) and above species.

Noun : (by ellipsis) A taxon at this rank.

Noun : A group with common attributes.

mucus

Noun : (physiology) A slippery secretion from the lining of the mucous membranes.

Noun : (botany) Short for vegetable mucus [(archaic) Synonym of mucilage.]

bonus

Noun : Something extra that is good; an added benefit.

Noun : An extra sum given as a premium, e.g. to an employee or to a shareholder.

Noun : (video games) An addition to the player's score based on performance, e.g. for time remaining.

nevus

Noun : (anatomy) Any of a number of different, usually benign, pigmented, raised or otherwise abnormal lesions of the skin.

conus

Noun : (obsolete, geometry) A cone.

Noun : (chiefly military) Acronym of The continental United States, but is further defined to be the 48 states between Canada and Mexico, including the District of Columbia.

sorus

Noun : (botany) A cluster of sporangia on the edge or underside of a fern frond.

Noun : (mycology, lichenology) Any reproductive structure, in some lichens and fungi, that produces spores.

cyrus

Noun : An ancient king of Persia, Cyrus the Great.

Noun : A male given name from Old Persian.

Noun : A surname.

tagus

Noun : A major river in Spain and Portugal, the longest in Iberia.

rubus

Noun : (botany) Any of the genus Rubus of flowering plants, including the raspberry and blackberry.

fagus

Noun : The Celtic god of beech trees.

ankus

Noun : The hooked goad that is used in India to control elephants.

crius

Noun : (Greek mythology) A Titan, the son of Uranus and Gaia.

dufus

Noun : (colloquial) Alternative form of doofus. [(slang, derogatory, sometimes affectionately, humorous) A person with poor judgment and taste; a foolish or silly person.]

gurus

Noun : (sometimes humorous) An influential advisor or mentor.

Noun : In Indian traditions: a spiritual teacher who transmits knowledge to a shishya.

Noun : (India) Any general teacher (as a term of respect).

carus

Noun : (archaic, medicine) deep coma or lethargy

babus

Noun : (Hinglish, North India) A Hindu title of respect, equivalent to Mr., usually appended to the surname of a Hindu man.

Noun : (historical) Originally, a Hindu gentleman employed to work as a clerk for the colonial administration; now, a clerk or low-ranking government official.

Noun : (derogatory, chiefly social media) an archetypical Indian bureaucrat, perceived as being corrupt, lazy or arrogant.

oecus

Noun : (history) An apartment, room, or hall in an ancient Roman dwelling house.

tokus

Noun : Alternative spelling of tuchus. [(slang, chiefly US) The buttocks, rear end, butt.]

batus

Noun : (military) Initialism of British Army Training Unit Suffield.

bacus

Noun : A surname from Cebuano.

ludus

Noun : A gladiatorial training school.

Noun : A private school for teaching children reading, writing, arithmetic, and sometimes Greek.

Noun : (historical, Ancient Rome) A school, in particular:

vicus

Noun : (historical) A small civilian settlement outside a Roman fort.

allus

Verb : Pronunciation spelling of always, representing Northern British, Cornish and Southern US English. [At all times; throughout all time; since the beginning.]

barus

Noun : a town and kecamatan (district) in Central Tapanuli Regency, North Sumatra Province, Sumatra,

epeus

Noun : a genus of the spider family Salticidae (jumping spiders).

ratus

Noun : A Fijian chief.

resus

Noun : (colloquial, medicine) Clipping of resuscitation. [The act of resuscitating.]

bahus

Noun : (South Asia) A daughter-in-law or sister-in-law, especially one who lives with her husband's family when married.

baius

bajus

Noun : A traditional Malay jacket worn with a sarong.

bakus

Noun : The capital city of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

Noun : (Japanese mythology, mythology) A type of supernatural being said to devour nightmares.

bapus

Noun : (North India) father

glaus

æolus

Noun : Obsolete spelling of Aeolus. [(Greek mythology) The name of a number of characters in Greek mythology, including the founder of the Aeolian race, and a god with power over wind.]

bamus

basus

nagus

Noun : a former municipality and parish of Finland.

Noun : a former municipality in Finland.

olaus

staus

Noun : (physics) A slepton which is the hypothetical superpartner of a tau lepton.

jesus

Noun : Jesus of Nazareth, a first-century Jewish religious preacher and craftsman (commonly understood to have been a carpenter) from Galilee held to be a prophet, teacher, the son of God, and the Messiah, or Christ, in Christianity; also called "Jesus Christ" by Christians. Held to be a prophet by Muslims and Baháʼís. Also called "the historical Jesus" from a historiographic viewpoint or a secular one.

Noun : The Christian savior.

Noun : A male given name from Spanish in Spanish culture; an anglicized spelling of Jesús.

janus

Noun : (Roman mythology) The god of doorways, gates and transitions, and of beginnings and endings, having two faces looking in opposite directions.

Noun : (figuratively) A two-faced person, a hypocrite.

Noun : (attributively) Used to indicate things with two faces (such as animals with diprosopus) or aspects; or made of two different materials; or having a two-way action.

momus

Noun : (Greek mythology) The personification of satire and mockery.

ileus

Noun : (medicine, modern usage) Disruption of the normal propulsive ability of the gastrointestinal tract, due to failure of peristalsis.

Noun : (medicine, broad definition, now rare) Disruption of the normal propulsive ability of the gastrointestinal tract from any cause.

horus

Noun : (Egyptian mythology) The ancient Egyptian falcon-headed god of the sun, sky, war, and kingship.

arius

Noun : A transliteration of the Ancient Greek male given name Ἄρειος (Áreios), Arius, notably borne by Arius, circa 250–336, a priest in Alexandria, the founder of Arianism.

pilus

Noun : (biology) A hair.

Noun : (microbiology) A hairlike appendage found on the cell surface of many bacteria.

Noun : (biochemistry) A bacterial protein that has several biochemical functions.

hocus

Verb : To play a trick on, to trick (someone); to hoax; to cheat.

Noun : Trick; trickery.

Verb : (obsolete) To stupefy (someone) with drugged liquor (especially in order to steal from them).

gaius

Noun : (fl. AD 130–180) a Roman jurist.

Noun : Gaius, sometimes spelled Caius, was a common Latin praenomen; see Gaius (praenomen).

Noun : Gaius, feminine Gaia, is a Latin praenomen, or personal name, and was one of the most common names throughout Roman history.

issus

Noun : (historical) An ancient settlement in Cilicia, modern Hatay Province, Turkey, where in 333 BCE Alexander the Great defeated the Persians under Darius III.

eurus

Noun : (poetic) The east wind personified.

Noun : (Greek mythology) The god of the East Wind, autumn, protection, comfort, balance, preservation, change, adulthood and maturity.

Noun : (obsolete, poetic) The east wind.

caius

Noun : (Cambridge University, informal) Ellipsis of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge.

linus

Noun : A male given name from Latin.

Noun : (historical) A town on the coast of ancient Mysia, on the Propontis, between Priapus and Parium.

tutus

Noun : A ballet skirt made of layered stiff but light netting.

Noun : (New Zealand) Any of certain members of genus Coriaria of shrubs and trees found in New Zealand, including Coriaria arborea and Coriaria pottsiana, used by the Maori to make a sweetener, but toxic when not properly prepared.

Verb : (New Zealand, childish) to fiddle or mess around with something.

claus

Noun : Fictitious surname of Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus.

Noun : A male given name from Dutch or from German [in turn from Ancient Greek].

Noun : A surname from Dutch or from German [in turn from Ancient Greek].

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