6-letter words that end in us
- pappus — a downy, bristly, or other tuftlike appendage of the achene of certain plants, as the dandelion and the thistle.
- passus — a section or division of a story, poem, etc.; canto.
- peipus — a lake in the N Europe, on the border between Estonia and the W Russian Federation. 93 miles (150 km) long; 356 sq. mi. (920 sq. km).
- peleus — a king of the Myrmidons, the son of Aeacus and father of Achilles.
- peneus — ancient name of Salambria.
- peplus — peplos.
- perdus — hidden; concealed; obscured.
- phobus — Also, Phobus [foh-buh s] /ˈfoʊ bəs/ (Show IPA). Classical Mythology. a son and attendant of Ares and the personification of a fear held to possess armies and cause their defeat.
- phocus — An object-oriented Prolog-like language.
- pholus — a large astronomical object, some 2000 km in diameter, discovered in 1991. Its elliptical orbit around the earth, between the orbits of Neptune and Saturn, has a period of 93 years. It has been classified as an asteroid although it lies outside the main asteroid belt
- pignus — property held as security for a debt.
- pileus — Mycology. the horizontal portion of a mushroom, bearing gills, tubes, etc., on its underside; a cap.
- pilous — pilose.
- pincus — Gregory Goodwin. 1903–67, US physiologist, whose work on steroid hormones led to the development of the first contraceptive pill
- pindus — a mountain range in central Greece: highest peak, 7665 feet (2335 meters).
- plexus — a network, as of nerves or blood vessels.
- plutus — the Greek god of wealth
- pontus — an ancient country in NE Asia Minor, bordering on the Black Sea: later a Roman province.
- porous — full of pores.
- primus — Scottish Episcopal Church. a bishop who is elected to represent the church body and to summon and preside at synods but who possesses no metropolitan power.
- prunus — a plant from the genus Prunus, bearing fruits such as the peach, cherry, plum, and almond
- pullus — a young bird; a chick.
- quipus — Plural form of quipu.
- radius — a straight line extending from the center of a circle or sphere to the circumference or surface: The radius of a circle is half the diameter.
- ramous — ramose.
- raptus — a state of intense or overwhelming excitement; rapture; ecstasy.
- rectus — any of several straight muscles, as of the abdomen, thigh, eye, etc.
- regius — of or belonging to a king.
- rhesus — a macaque, Macaca mulatta, of India, used in experimental medicine.
- rictus — the gape of the mouth of a bird.
- rimous — full of crevices, chinks, or cracks.
- ruckus — a noisy commotion; fracas; rumpus: The losers are sure to raise a ruckus.
- rufous — reddish; tinged with red; brownish red.
- rumpus — a noisy or violent disturbance; commotion; uproar: There was a terrible rumpus going on upstairs.
- ruscus — a European evergreen shrub of the Ruscus genus
- saltus — oscillation (def 5b).
- sargus — a sea fish from the family Sparidae, more commonly known as the white seabream
- saugus — a town in E Massachusetts, near Boston.
- scapus — a leafless flower stalk
- scotus — Supreme Court of the United States.
- serous — resembling serum; of a watery nature.
- shamus — a detective.
- sigbus — bus error
- sirius — Astronomy. the Dog Star, the brightest-appearing star in the heavens, located in the constellation Canis Major.
- sixtus — (Felice Peretti) 1521–90, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1585–90.
- soleus — a muscle in the calf of the leg, behind the gastrocnemius muscle, that helps extend the foot forward.
- somnus — the ancient Roman god of sleep, a son of Night and brother of Death.
- sorbus — a rowan or related tree
- status — the position of an individual in relation to another or others, especially in regard to social or professional standing.
- straus — Isidor, 1845–1912, U.S. retail merchant and politician, born in Bavaria: congressman 1894–95 (brother of Nathan and Oscar Solomon Straus).