Nouns Ending in US and Containing US

This list gathers 1,355 English nouns ending in US and containing US, such as Focus, Previous, Religious, Status, Bus, Virus and Bonus. Use the sorting controls below to organize entries by length, or consult our noun grammar guide to review pluralization and capitalization rules.

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Starts with A
24 words
apparatus
asparagus
alumnus
antivirus
anus
autofocus
airbus
abacus
animus
alveolus
amicus
argus
aarhus
adenovirus
adolphus
aeschylus
angelus
acidophilus
annulus
andronicus
arquebus
arbovirus
acanthus
aspergillus
Starts with B
24 words
bus
bonus
belarus
brutus
bacillus
brontosaurus
bolus
bronchus
brachiosaurus
bupkus
bejesus
bulbus
benedictus
baculovirus
battlebus
byssus
bifidus
bucephalus
burnous
basilosaurus
broigus
briareus
boletus
bunyavirus
Starts with C
24 words
campus
consensus
coronavirus
chorus
circus
census
columbus
calculus
celsius
caucus
citrus
cactus
cyprus
corpus
colossus
cyrus
callus
couscous
caucasus
claudius
cretaceous
crocus
camus
cunnilingus
Starts with D
24 words
damascus
discus
detritus
doofus
deus
dingus
denarius
decubitus
defocus
dianthus
ductus
diplodocus
discobolus
diabolus
deinonychus
didymus
dilophosaurus
dissensus
dessous
diplococcus
digitus
diestrus
dessus
dactylus
Starts with E
24 words
exodus
emeritus
esophagus
erasmus
ephesus
estrus
epicurus
epictetus
embolus
equus
eusebius
elbrus
erebus
enterococcus
enterovirus
epirus
erastus
euonymus
excursus
eohippus
elenchus
eurystheus
eridanus
echinus
Starts with F
24 words
focus
fetus
fungus
ficus
faustus
fundus
flatus
flavivirus
faunus
fagus
famulus
favonius
fiscus
funiculus
fucus
flocculus
filovirus
fallopius
foederatus
fractus
fremitus
filius
fasciculus
februarius
Starts with G
24 words
genius
genus
gus
gluteus
gladiolus
gyrus
gallus
globus
gladius
glomerulus
gastrocnemius
gasthaus
goofus
grampus
giganotosaurus
gonococcus
gallimimus
glomus
gradus
galanthus
gaudeamus
gibus
ginglymus
gaupus
Starts with H
24 words
hiatus
hummus
hippopotamus
hibiscus
hippocampus
humus
hypothalamus
hydrocephalus
humerus
homunculus
habitus
hantavirus
herpesvirus
helianthus
hocus
hadrosaurus
hyacinthus
humous
helleborus
hebrus
hemionus
hyoscyamus
hamulus
hoppus
Starts with I
22 words
impetus
intravenous
indus
isthmus
ignoramus
incubus
imus
ileus
icterus
incus
ictus
iambus
interruptus
iliacus
influenzavirus
introitus
ichthyosaurus
ischiocavernosus
ithyphallus
interradius
inflatus
ichthyophthirius
Starts with J
6 words
jesus
jus
juncus
juniperus
jacobus
jacchus
Starts with K
4 words
krampus
kernicterus
khuskhus
kinetonucleus
Starts with L
24 words
lupus
lotus
locus
litmus
lactobacillus
lentivirus
lisianthus
limbus
linctus
lapsus
latissimus
lupinus
liquidus
lobus
limulus
latus
loculus
lassus
laurustinus
lumbricus
lobulus
lapillus
lemniscus
leptocephalus
Starts with M
24 words
minus
mucus
missus
minibus
mauritius
magnus
modulus
magus
maximus
meniscus
manaus
malleus
modus
mandamus
meatus
microbus
malus
metatarsus
malleolus
mosasaurus
medius
manus
marasmus
megalosaurus
Starts with N
24 words
nucleus
nexus
narcissus
nitrous
nautilus
nimbus
norovirus
nous
nucleolus
nystagmus
nevus
negus
nonplus
nimbostratus
nidus
nisus
nauplius
nodus
namus
nucellus
notocactus
nematodirus
nematanthus
novodamus
Starts with O
24 words
octopus
opus
omnibus
onus
olympus
oculus
osmanthus
oxus
organophosphorus
oncovirus
overplus
overfocus
ocellus
obelus
oxyrhynchus
ornithorhynchus
otocinclus
obliquus
orthomyxovirus
opisthotonus
opinicus
oncornavirus
ozothamnus
opulus
Starts with P
24 words
plus
previous
precious
phosphorus
pus
prospectus
potus
papyrus
platypus
pegasus
phallus
plexus
precalculus
phoebus
proteus
papillomavirus
poliovirus
pruritus
parnassus
parvovirus
primus
pilus
pylorus
prunus
Starts with Q
3 words
quietus
quadratus
quetzalcoatlus
Starts with R
24 words
religious
radius
rendezvous
refocus
ruckus
rhombus
rumpus
rhesus
retrovirus
rhinovirus
rebus
rotavirus
rictus
rectus
rufous
ranunculus
rubus
ramus
regulus
resus
retiarius
rhoncus
railbus
reovirus
Starts with S
24 words
status
stimulus
surplus
subconscious
sus
sinus
syllabus
stylus
sagittarius
sirius
sarcophagus
sisyphus
stratus
sibelius
streptococcus
succubus
sulcus
stanislaus
stegosaurus
sanctus
situs
shamus
sixtus
solidus
Starts with T
24 words
taurus
thesaurus
tetanus
tinnitus
terminus
typhus
thalamus
thymus
talus
torus
tyrannosaurus
troilus
tartarus
tuchus
tragus
trolleybus
tarsus
tagus
tumulus
thrombus
thallus
tonus
tellus
tenesmus
Starts with U
14 words
unconscious
uterus
umbilicus
uncus
urus
uraeus
utriculus
urachus
ultrasaurus
ultravirus
uncinus
urceolus
uredosorus
uraniscus
Starts with V
24 words
virus
venus
vesuvius
vilnius
vitreous
vaginismus
vagus
vomitus
valgus
varus
villus
viscus
virtus
verjus
vastus
vellus
volvulus
varanus
vicus
ventriculus
vidimus
vitellus
vulgus
vagitus
Starts with W
5 words
walrus
waterbus
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
14 words
zygomaticus
ziziphus
zygocactus
zinjanthropus
zaglossus
zonurus
zoophagus
zophorus
zygadenus
zapus
zigadenus
zoophorous
zoophorus
zorotypus

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