Countable Nouns Ending in S and Containing U

This list gathers 1,761 English countable nouns ending in S and containing U, such as Business, Focus, Success, Minutes, Religious, Guess and Status. Use the sorting controls below to organize entries by length, or consult our noun grammar guide to review singular and plural count rules.

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Starts with A
24 words
apparatus
asparagus
alumnus
antivirus
auspices
anus
autofocus
agribusiness
airbus
accoutrements
abacus
aquatics
actuals
aughts
alveolus
amicus
argus
anschluss
adenovirus
adolphus
authoress
adulteress
angelus
acidophilus
Starts with B
24 words
business
bus
bonus
blues
binoculars
buns
bourgeois
breadcrumbs
buttress
brutus
bluejeans
bacillus
burgess
brontosaurus
blueballs
beaujolais
bermudas
bolus
bronchus
buckskins
bursitis
buss
boules
blunderbuss
Starts with C
24 words
communications
congratulations
campus
consciousness
consensus
coronavirus
chorus
customs
circus
census
curtains
calculus
caucus
citrus
cactus
corpus
cuss
countess
crumbs
crusades
colossus
cummins
coconuts
cyrus
Starts with D
24 words
doubles
departures
dues
dumps
duchess
dukes
dumbass
deuces
docuseries
discus
doldrums
dumas
draughts
duds
doofus
dungarees
deus
durables
dingus
druthers
doublets
denarius
decubitus
defocus
Starts with E
24 words
exodus
emeritus
esophagus
earmuffs
estrus
epicurus
embolus
equus
etruscans
eumenides
enterococcus
enterovirus
euonymus
excursus
eohippus
euryops
elenchus
echinus
echinococcus
epithalamus
elasmosaurus
eques
equinus
exitus
Starts with F
24 words
focus
fetus
futures
fuss
fungus
furnishings
fatigues
funnies
ficus
faustus
foundress
fundus
flatus
firstfruits
flavivirus
flexihours
faunus
fagus
foulies
famulus
favonius
fluxions
fiscus
fauces
Starts with G
24 words
guess
grounds
genius
guts
genus
gus
goosebumps
gauss
gluteus
gauchos
gladiolus
gangbusters
grumps
groundworks
gyrus
grumpies
gallus
globus
gladius
glomerulus
gastrocnemius
glomerulonephritis
glamourpuss
gasthaus
Starts with H
24 words
humanities
hercules
hiatus
hourglass
heuristics
hippopotamus
hibiscus
huntress
hippocampus
housewares
hypothalamus
hermeneutics
hindquarters
huns
huevos
humerus
hustings
homunculus
habitus
hantavirus
hunkers
herpesvirus
housedress
houselights
Starts with I
24 words
impetus
intravenous
intramurals
isthmus
inbounds
ignoramus
incubus
ileus
instructress
incus
ictus
iambus
incongruousness
iliacus
influenzavirus
introitus
ichthyosaurus
immunoelectrophoresis
ischiocavernosus
immunodiagnosis
inquisitress
infelicitousness
interlocutress
ithyphallus
Starts with J
14 words
judas
jugs
jus
jodhpurs
juncus
juggins
juniperus
juglans
jubblies
jointuress
jumelles
jacobus
jougs
jacchus
Starts with K
11 words
krampus
kurtosis
knucklebones
kouros
koumiss
keratoconjunctivitis
kilogauss
keratomileusis
khoums
khuskhus
kinetonucleus
Starts with L
24 words
louis
lotus
locus
laurels
lauds
lactobacillus
laundress
lentivirus
lisianthus
lunettes
limbus
linctus
lapsus
leukocytosis
lemures
latissimus
lupinus
liquidus
lobus
limulus
latus
ligures
loculus
leucosis
Starts with M
24 words
minutes
minus
missus
munchies
marquis
minibus
magnus
marquess
modulus
magus
maximus
meniscus
muss
microbusiness
murderess
mutagenesis
maquis
megabucks
malleus
muggins
modus
muttonchops
mandamus
meatus
Starts with N
24 words
nuts
nucleus
nexus
neurosis
narcissus
nuptials
naughtiness
noughties
nunchucks
nautilus
nimbus
norovirus
numbnuts
nucleolus
nystagmus
nevus
negus
nonplus
neuritis
nonbusiness
nimbostratus
nidus
nonsuccess
nisus
Starts with O
24 words
outskirts
octopus
opus
omnibus
onus
outgoings
oculus
obsequies
ouroboros
ombuds
osmanthus
organophosphorus
oncovirus
orbicularis
overplus
overtrousers
outcross
outpass
overfocus
ocellus
obelus
ornithorhynchus
otocinclus
oubaas
Starts with P
24 words
plus
precious
peanuts
phosphorus
puss
prospectus
potus
papyrus
platypus
pegasus
pubes
phallus
pubis
plexus
proteus
papillomavirus
poliovirus
parnassus
parvovirus
portcullis
pneumatics
primus
pseudomonas
pilus
Starts with Q
15 words
quarters
queens
queerness
quadriceps
quebecois
quaintness
quietus
quadratics
quadratus
quackgrass
quetzalcoatlus
quadrans
quartermistress
quisqualis
quantics
Starts with R
24 words
religious
radius
rendezvous
refocus
roughness
residuals
rudeness
ruckus
rubbers
rumblings
rhombus
rumpus
rhesus
rounders
retrovirus
rhinovirus
russ
rebus
rotavirus
ructions
rictus
rectus
rufous
ranunculus
Starts with S
24 words
success
status
stimulus
sunglasses
surplus
scrubs
subconscious
sus
summons
sinus
syllabus
suspenders
stylus
sagittarius
sundress
subclass
subspecies
sinusitis
sideburns
seductress
sarcophagus
sisyphus
soundings
subtropics
Starts with T
24 words
trousers
telecommunications
trunks
taurus
thesaurus
therapeutics
truss
terminus
thalamus
thymus
thoughtlessness
talus
torus
tyrannosaurus
tuchus
turfgrass
tragus
trolleybus
tarsus
tumulus
thrombus
tournedos
thallus
tuchis
Starts with U
24 words
unhappiness
uterus
unfairness
ugliness
undies
underpass
underclass
unpleasantness
unevenness
unkindness
unrighteousness
urinalysis
umbilicus
underparts
unmentionables
underdress
underthings
uncleanness
underboss
urethritis
undershorts
unsoundness
unseemliness
unlikeness
Starts with V
24 words
virus
venus
valuables
victuals
vesuvius
vasculitis
viscountess
vagus
valgus
varus
villus
viscus
vastus
vaudois
volvulus
varanus
vicus
valvulitis
vulvovaginitis
virungas
ventriculus
vidimus
vitellus
vulgus
Starts with W
7 words
wuss
walrus
waterbus
wampus
worryguts
wamus
wammus
Starts with X
12 words
xenopus
xerus
xystus
xiphopagus
xanthocephalus
xyleborus
xenicus
xenosaurus
xiphihumeralis
xenorhynchus
xenurus
xiphosurus
Starts with Y
1 words
yus
Starts with Z
16 words
zygomaticus
zamioculcas
ziziphus
zygocactus
zinjanthropus
zaglossus
zonurus
zoophagus
zophorus
zygadenus
zapus
zigadenus
zoophorous
zygomaticoauricularis
zoophorus
zorotypus

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