Nouns Ending in S and Containing US

Browse 2,435 valid English nouns ending in S and containing US, from Business, Focus, Previous, Religious, Status, Bus and Virus to rarer terms. Check definitions and spelling below, or visit our noun grammar guide to review pluralization and capitalization rules.

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Starts with A
24 words
apparatus
asparagus
alumnus
antivirus
acoustics
auspices
anus
autofocus
agribusiness
airbus
anxiousness
abacus
animus
alveolus
amicus
argus
anschluss
aarhus
adenovirus
adolphus
aeschylus
angelus
acidophilus
annulus
Starts with B
24 words
business
bus
bonus
brussels
belarus
busyness
brutus
bacillus
brontosaurus
bolus
bronchus
brusqueness
buss
blunderbuss
brachiosaurus
bupkus
bejesus
boisterousness
bounteousness
bustiness
bulbus
bushiness
benedictus
baculovirus
Starts with C
24 words
campus
consciousness
consensus
coronavirus
chorus
customs
circus
census
columbus
calculus
celsius
caucus
citrus
cactus
cyprus
corpus
cuss
crusades
conscientiousness
colossus
cyrus
callousness
callus
couscous
Starts with D
24 words
damascus
docuseries
discus
deliciousness
detritus
doofus
deus
dangerousness
dingus
deviousness
dubiousness
denarius
decubitus
dustiness
disgustingness
defocus
dianthus
ductus
diplodocus
disingenuousness
diffuseness
distrustfulness
dexterousness
decorousness
Starts with E
24 words
exodus
emeritus
esophagus
erasmus
ephesus
estrus
epicurus
exhaustiveness
exclusiveness
epictetus
elusiveness
embolus
equus
eusebius
etruscans
elbrus
erebus
enormousness
enterococcus
enterovirus
enviousness
erroneousness
egregiousness
epirus
Starts with F
24 words
focus
fetus
fuss
fungus
ficus
faustus
fussiness
fundus
flirtatiousness
fastidiousness
ferociousness
frivolousness
furiousness
facetiousness
flatus
fabulousness
flavivirus
fatuousness
fractiousness
fallaciousness
flushness
famousness
faunus
fictitiousness
Starts with G
24 words
genius
genus
gus
graciousness
gauss
gluteus
gladiolus
gorgeousness
gangbusters
gregariousness
gyrus
generousness
gratuitousness
gallus
globus
gladius
glomerulus
gastrocnemius
glamorousness
glamourpuss
grievousness
gloriousness
gustiness
garrulousness
Starts with H
24 words
hiatus
hummus
hippopotamus
hibiscus
hippocampus
housewares
humus
hypothalamus
huskiness
hydrocephalus
heinousness
humerus
hustings
hideousness
homunculus
habitus
hazardousness
hantavirus
herpesvirus
hilariousness
hyperacusis
housedress
houselessness
harmoniousness
Starts with I
24 words
impetus
inclusiveness
intravenous
indus
intrusiveness
isthmus
infectiousness
ignoramus
incubus
industriousness
imus
ileus
imperviousness
innocuousness
incestuousness
icterus
insidiousness
inconspicuousness
illusiveness
incus
ictus
impetuousness
inconclusiveness
imperiousness
Starts with J
11 words
jesus
jus
joyousness
justness
judiciousness
jealousness
juncus
juniperus
justifiableness
jacobus
jacchus
Starts with K
6 words
krampus
kernicterus
kilogauss
keratomileusis
khuskhus
kinetonucleus
Starts with L
24 words
lupus
lotus
locus
litmus
lushness
lactobacillus
licentiousness
lasciviousness
lusciousness
ludicrousness
lustfulness
lousiness
lustiness
lentivirus
lisianthus
luxuriousness
lecherousness
laboriousness
limbus
litigiousness
linctus
lapsus
latissimus
lupinus
Starts with M
24 words
minus
mucus
missus
minibus
mauritius
magnus
modulus
magus
maximus
meniscus
muss
microbusiness
manaus
maliciousness
meticulousness
malleus
modus
mandamus
mischievousness
mysteriousness
meatus
mushiness
microbus
monstrousness
Starts with N
24 words
nucleus
nervousness
nexus
narcissus
nitrous
nautilus
nimbus
norovirus
nous
nucleolus
nystagmus
nevus
negus
nauseousness
nonplus
nonbusiness
nonobviousness
nimbostratus
nutritiousness
nidus
nefariousness
notoriousness
nebulousness
noxiousness
Starts with O
24 words
octopus
opus
omnibus
onus
olympus
obviousness
oculus
outrageousness
obliviousness
obtuseness
obnoxiousness
osmanthus
officiousness
ominousness
oxus
obsequiousness
organophosphorus
oncovirus
overplus
overtrousers
overzealousness
ostentatiousness
obtrusiveness
overfocus
Starts with P
24 words
plus
previous
precious
phosphorus
pus
puss
prospectus
potus
papyrus
platypus
pegasus
pretentiousness
phallus
plexus
precalculus
phoebus
preciousness
proteus
papillomavirus
pertussis
poliovirus
precariousness
pruritus
parnassus
Starts with Q
5 words
quietus
querulousness
quadratus
quetzalcoatlus
querimoniousness
Starts with R
24 words
religious
righteousness
radius
rendezvous
refocus
robustness
ruckus
ridiculousness
rebelliousness
rhombus
rumpus
rhesus
religiousness
retrovirus
rhinovirus
russ
rebus
rotavirus
rigorousness
rictus
rectus
rufous
ranunculus
repetitiousness
Starts with S
24 words
status
stimulus
seriousness
surplus
subconscious
sus
sinus
syllabus
suspenders
stylus
sagittarius
sirius
sinusitis
suss
showbusiness
sarcophagus
sisyphus
suspiciousness
spaciousness
stratus
sibelius
sourpuss
streptococcus
succubus
Starts with T
24 words
trousers
taurus
thesaurus
trustworthiness
tetanus
tinnitus
truss
terminus
typhus
thalamus
thymus
talus
torus
tediousness
tyrannosaurus
troilus
tartarus
tenuousness
tuchus
treacherousness
tragus
trolleybus
tarsus
tagus
Starts with U
24 words
unconscious
usefulness
uterus
unconsciousness
uselessness
unrighteousness
unusualness
umbilicus
unscrupulousness
untrustworthiness
ungraciousness
unselfconsciousness
ubiquitousness
unseriousness
unjustness
unpretentiousness
unctuousness
unobtrusiveness
usualness
uxoriousness
uncus
urus
unanimousness
uraeus
Starts with V
24 words
virus
venus
viciousness
vesuvius
vilnius
vitreous
vaginismus
virtuousness
vagus
vigorousness
vomitus
voluptuousness
valgus
varus
villus
vacuousness
viscus
variousness
virtus
verjus
vivaciousness
vastus
vellus
viscousness
Starts with W
7 words
wuss
walrus
waterbus
wondrousness
wampus
wamus
wammus
Starts with X
13 words
xanthus
xenopus
xerus
xystus
xiphopagus
xanthocephalus
xyleborus
xenicus
xenosaurus
xenorhynchus
xenurus
xerophthalmus
xiphosurus
Starts with Y
1 words
yus
Starts with Z
15 words
zealousness
zygomaticus
ziziphus
zygocactus
zinjanthropus
zaglossus
zonurus
zoophagus
zophorus
zygadenus
zapus
zigadenus
zoophorous
zoophorus
zorotypus

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