Abstract Nouns Ending in SE and Containing U

Browse 100 valid English abstract nouns ending in SE and containing U, from Use, Cause, Course, Purpose, Excuse, Surprise and Purchase to rarer terms. Check definitions and spelling below, or visit our noun grammar guide to explore examples of abstract vs. concrete nouns.

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Starts with A
5 words
abuse
applause
autoreverse
andropause
appulse
Starts with B
4 words
bruise
bureaucratese
berceuse
buzzphrase
Starts with C
14 words
cause
course
curse
clause
chartreuse
carouse
counterpoise
counterresponse
chemopause
computerese
chouse
cocause
concause
catouse
Starts with D
4 words
discourse
disguise
disuse
diapause
Starts with E
4 words
excuse
equipoise
educationese
electroimpulse
Starts with G
3 words
guise
grouse
gourmandise
Starts with H
2 words
hypotenuse
humblesse
Starts with I
2 words
impulse
intercourse
Starts with J
1 words
journalese
Starts with M
7 words
misuse
muse
menopause
multiverse
midcourse
minicourse
monopulse
Starts with N
2 words
nonuse
nonintercourse
Starts with O
2 words
overuse
outercourse
Starts with P
12 words
purpose
purchase
pause
pulse
portuguese
perimenopause
poorhouse
prepurchase
premenopause
postmenopause
precurse
presurmise
Starts with R
8 words
reuse
recourse
rouse
ruse
repurchase
repulse
roughhouse
repousse
Starts with S
15 words
surprise
sunrise
suspense
surmise
storehouse
sublease
souse
sublicense
subclause
surcease
subphase
subsense
subverse
subcause
superpraise
Starts with T
3 words
turquoise
telecourse
touse
Starts with U
11 words
use
universe
unease
uppercase
uprise
underuse
ukase
underlease
underpraise
unpraise
undersense
Starts with W
1 words
wheelhouse

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