Countable Nouns Ending in S and Containing SS

Explore 725 verified English countable nouns ending in S and containing SS, including Business, Pass, Class, Miss, Process, Address and Press. Browse these count nouns with singular and plural forms below, or review singular and plural count rules in our noun grammar guide.

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Starts with A
24 words
address
access
ass
actress
abyss
abscess
albatross
agribusiness
abbess
anschluss
assizes
authoress
adulteress
adventuress
archduchess
alikeness
ambassadress
airmass
ancestress
autocross
anchoress
aviatress
airmiss
accessorius
Starts with B
24 words
business
boss
bass
brass
bypass
badass
biomass
buttress
baroness
burgess
benchpress
buss
blunderbuss
bandpass
benefactress
battledress
backpass
bossyboots
bentgrass
bromegrass
byssus
beastliness
bugloss
boardercross
Starts with C
24 words
class
cross
congress
consciousness
chess
classics
crossroads
compress
chassis
cypress
cuss
carcass
caress
countess
classifieds
craziness
colossus
crisscross
crosshairs
colossians
canvass
crabgrass
cutlass
cress
Starts with D
24 words
dress
distress
duchess
dumbass
diss
deaconess
doss
demoness
disagreeableness
demigoddess
doctoress
dragoness
directress
dauphiness
dissensus
dictatress
druidess
dessus
deergrass
deviless
doctress
detractress
doggess
dess
Starts with E
24 words
express
excess
empress
eyewitness
eyeglasses
enchantress
egress
edelweiss
ess
eyeglass
eelgrass
electoress
electress
embroideress
embassadress
earwitness
eggmass
eldress
executress
editress
esquiress
emulatress
essedones
exterminatress
Starts with F
24 words
fortress
fuss
floss
foolishness
fondness
fastness
fess
foss
foundress
fissidens
feloness
feathergrass
fingerglass
fisheress
farmeress
fass
fillmass
fevergrass
fruiteress
favoress
ferroglass
fishgrass
fornicatress
fenceress
Starts with G
24 words
glass
grass
guess
gross
goddess
gloss
governess
gauss
grossness
glassworks
gneiss
giantess
glamourpuss
gyrocompass
glossitis
goosegrass
gallowglass
groundmass
galloglass
goneness
gress
galleass
glossopharyngeus
gaoleress
Starts with H
24 words
harness
hostess
hiss
holiness
highness
hourglass
heiress
huntress
headdress
headmistress
hoss
hardass
hass
housedress
hotpress
huss
hammerless
heritress
housemistress
handpass
handglass
handpress
hermitess
hairgrass
Starts with I
24 words
illness
impress
ingress
inverness
impoliteness
incorrectness
instructress
inexactness
indiscreetness
improperness
incongruousness
inventress
isogloss
inheritress
inexpressibles
infraclass
idolatress
incross
inhabitress
instress
interpretress
indelicateness
intercross
inquisitress
Starts with J
9 words
jackass
jess
joss
jiveass
janitress
jointress
jointuress
jailoress
jaileress
Starts with K
10 words
kiss
kindness
kindliness
keypress
kvass
koumiss
kilogauss
kermess
kavass
kaross
Starts with L
17 words
loss
likeness
lass
lipgloss
lioness
landmass
lewdness
lemongrass
letterpress
laundress
likeliness
leopardess
latissimus
lectress
legislatress
lymegrass
lopgrass
Starts with M
24 words
miss
mass
mess
madness
mattress
masses
mistress
moss
missus
masterclass
motocross
meanness
marquess
morass
maxidress
muss
microbusiness
murderess
marchioness
minidress
mightiness
millionairess
mayoress
misaddress
Starts with N
12 words
nastiness
narcissus
nightdress
naughtiness
ness
nonbusiness
nonsuccess
needlegrass
nutgrass
nabobess
nonclass
negotiatress
Starts with O
16 words
overpass
oddness
overdress
ogress
overstress
overclass
orchardgrass
outcross
offhandedness
oblateness
outpass
oratress
overpress
overkindness
offendress
ostleress
Starts with P
24 words
pass
process
press
progress
princess
piss
politeness
puss
priestess
pettiness
prophetess
prioress
patroness
proprietress
poetess
parnassus
priss
postmistress
poss
procuress
protectress
peeress
passus
preposterousness
Starts with Q
4 words
queerness
quaintness
quackgrass
quartermistress
Starts with R
18 words
recess
roughness
rudeness
regress
russ
ringtoss
ryegrass
rallycross
repass
rockcress
regloss
ribgrass
ricegrass
rectress
rivaless
rhoicissus
rotgrass
rectoress
Starts with S
24 words
success
stress
swiss
sickness
sadness
sunglasses
scissors
sweetness
stewardess
strangeness
sorceress
sundress
subclass
seamstress
silliness
strapless
smartass
seagrass
seductress
shrewdness
seabass
songstress
spyglass
sourpuss
Starts with T
24 words
thickness
toss
trespass
truss
tigress
temptress
thoughtlessness
tress
tallgrass
tightass
turfgrass
timepass
traitress
titaness
tass
traitoress
tailoress
taskmistress
toastmistress
tyranness
testcross
trass
tussis
tutoress
Starts with U
24 words
unhappiness
unfairness
ugliness
underpass
underclass
unpleasantness
unevenness
unkindness
unrighteousness
underdress
uncleanness
underboss
unsoundness
unseemliness
unlikeness
unkindliness
uncertainness
unsharpness
unsuccess
usheress
unpoliteness
uptoss
usuress
upholstress
Starts with V
16 words
vastness
villainess
vileness
viscountess
victress
votaress
vichyssois
victoress
visitress
vowess
vicaress
vassos
vassaless
vindicatress
varletess
vaticinatress
Starts with W
24 words
witness
weakness
wireless
wilderness
waitress
wickedness
weirdness
wuss
wiseass
wineglass
winepress
wheatgrass
windlass
wardress
waterglass
wiregrass
warrioress
watchglass
weatherglass
wintercress
witchgrass
writeress
whiss
whitlowgrass
Starts with Z
2 words
zebrass
zaglossus

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