Words containing nus
3 letter words containing nus
- nus — oldest of the ancient Egyptian gods, personifying the primordial ocean from which the world was formed; father of Ra, the sun god.
4 letter words containing nus
- anus — A person's anus is the hole from which faeces leaves their body.
- gnus — either of two stocky, oxlike antelopes of the genus Connochaetes, the silver-gray, white-bearded C. taurinus of the eastern African plain and the black, white-tailed C. gnou of central South Africa: recently near extinction, the South African gnu is now protected.
- nuss — Eye dialect of nurse.
- onus — a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
5 letter words containing nus
- annus — year of wonders; wonderful year.
- bonus — A bonus is an extra amount of money that is added to someone's pay, usually because they have worked very hard.
- conus — any of several cone-shaped structures, such as the conus medullaris, the lower end of the spinal cord
- donus — died a.d. 678, pope 676–678.
- genus — Biology. the usual major subdivision of a family or subfamily in the classification of organisms, usually consisting of more than one species.
6 letter words containing nus
- acinus — any of the terminal saclike portions of a compound gland
- anused — (in combination) Having (or having the characteristics associated with) a specified form of anus.
- anuses — the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- clonus — a type of convulsion characterized by rapid contraction and relaxation of a muscle
- cornus — any member of the genus Cornus, such as dogwood
7 letter words containing nus
8 letter words containing nus
- ammianus — Marcellinus [mahr-suh-lahy-nuh s] /ˌmɑr səˈlaɪ nəs/ (Show IPA), a.d. c325–c398, Roman historian.
- avernus' — a crater lake in S Italy, near Naples and the Tyrrhenian Sea, thought by ancients to be the entrance to the underworld.
- bettinus — a crater in the third quadrant of the face of the moon: about 60 miles (96 km) in diameter.
- cicinnus — a scorpioid cyme
- circinus — a small faint constellation in the S hemisphere close to Centaurus and the Southern Cross
9 letter words containing nus
- antigonus — (Gonatus) c319–239 b.c, king of Macedonia 283–239 (son of Demetrius I).
- antoninus — Marcus Aurelius, Marcus Aurelius.
- botulinus — an anaerobic bacterium, Clostridium botulinum, whose toxins (botulins) cause botulism: family Bacillaceae
- cothurnus — the buskin worn in ancient Greek tragedy
- delphinus — a small constellation in the N hemisphere, between Pegasus and Sagitta
10 letter words containing nus
- coriolanus — Gaius Marcius (ˈɡaɪəs ˈmɑːsɪəs). 5th century bc, a legendary Roman general, who allegedly led an army against Rome but was dissuaded from conquering it by his mother and wife
- damascenus — Johannes [joh-han-eez,, -is] /dʒoʊˈhæn iz,, -ɪs/ (Show IPA), John of Damascus, Saint.
- flamininus — Titus Quinctius (ˈtaɪtəs ˈkwɪŋktɪəs). ?230–?174 bc, Roman general and statesman: defeated Macedonia (197) and proclaimed the independence of the Greek states (196)
- hypotenuse — the side of a right triangle opposite the right angle.
- manuscribe — (archaic) To write by hand.
11 letter words containing nus
- capricornus — a faint zodiacal constellation in the S hemisphere, lying between Sagittarius and Aquarius
- castellanus — (of a cloud) having small turrets.
- cunobelinus — also called Cymbeline. died ?42 ad, British ruler of the Catuvellauni tribe (?10–?42); founder of Colchester (?10)
- hypotenuses — Plural form of hypotenuse.
- hypothenuse — hypotenuse.
12 letter words containing nus
- alexandrinus — the Greek uncial codex, dating from the early 5th century a.d., originally containing the complete text of the Greek Old and New Testaments.
- antoninianus — an ancient Roman coin made either of silver or bronze and equal in value to two denarii
- anuszkiewicz — Richard Joseph, born 1930, U.S. op-art painter.
- electrotonus — the change in the state of irritability and conductivity of a nerve or muscle caused by the passage of an electric current
- manuscriptal — (obsolete) Of or pertaining to manuscript.
13 letter words containing nus
- aerosinusitis — inflammation of the nasal sinuses caused by the effect on the sinuses of changes in atmospheric pressure.
- barosinusitis — aerosinusitis.
- cassivelaunus — 1st century bc, British chieftain, king of the Catuvellauni tribe, who organized resistance to Caesar's invasion of Britain (54 bc)
- regiomontanus — Friedrich Max [free-drik maks;; German free-drikh mahks] /ˈfri drɪk mæks;; German ˈfri drɪx mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1823–1900, English Sanskrit scholar and philologist born in Germany.
14 letter words containing nus
- emprosthotonus — (medicine) A condition in which the body is bent sharply forward.
- venus's-girdle — an iridescent blue-and-green comb jelly, Cestum veneris, having a ribbon-shaped, gelatinous body.
- venus-figurine — Venus (def 3).
15 letter words containing nus
- venus's-flytrap — a carnivorous plant, Dionaea muscipula, native to bogs of North and South Carolina, having roundish leaves with two lobes that close like a trap when certain delicate hairs on them are irritated, as by a fly: the range is now reduced, though the plants are still locally abundant.
- venus-s--girdle — an iridescent blue-and-green comb jelly, Cestum veneris, having a ribbon-shaped, gelatinous body.
16 letter words containing nus
- nusslein-volhard — Christiane [kris-tee-ah-nuh,, kris-tyah-] /ˌkrɪs tiˈɑ nə,, krɪsˈtyɑ-/ (Show IPA), born 1942, German biologist: Nobel prize 1995.
27 letter words containing nus
- publius-licinius-valerianus — (Publius Licinius Valerianus) died a.d. c260, Roman emperor 253–60.
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