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There are 20 six-letter words ending with TUS

CACTUS	• cactus n. (Botany) Any member of the family Cactaceae, a family of flowering New World succulent plants suited… • cactus n. Any succulent plant with a thick fleshy stem bearing spines but no leaves, such as euphorbs. • cactus adj. (Australia, New Zealand, slang) Non-functional, broken, exhausted, dead.
CANTUS	• CANTUS n. (Latin) a melody or chant, esp. in mediaeval ecclesiastical music.
CESTUS	• cestus n. A leather fighting glove, frequently weighted with metal. • cestus n. (Obsolete) A girdle, especially that of Aphrodite (or Venus) which gave the wearer the power to excite love. • CESTUS n. (Latin) a hand covering for ancient Roman boxers, also CAESTUS.
CISTUS	• cistus n. A rockrose; a plant of the genus Cistus. • Cistus prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Cistaceae – some rockroses, found in lands surrounding the Mediterranean. • CISTUS n. (Greek) any plant of the rockrose genus.
COITUS	• coitus n. (Formal or humorous) Sexual intercourse, especially involving penile-vaginal penetration. • COITUS n. (Latin) sexual intercourse, also COITION.
COSTUS	• costus n. A perennial tropical herbaceous plant of the genus Costus (family Costaceae). • costus n. Saussurea costus, a composite growing on the Himalayas in the vicinity of Kashmir, or its root. • Costus prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Costaceae – spiral gingers, of the tropics and subtropics worldwide.
COTTUS	• Cottus prop.n. (Mythology) One of the Hecatoncheires (hundred-handed monster) of Ancient Greek mythology. • Cottus prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Cottidae – the freshwater sculpin. • COTTUS n. any fish of the genus Cottus, including the bullhead and father-lasher, also COTTID.
CULTUS	• cultus n. Established or accepted religious rites or customs of worship; state of religious development. • CULTUS n. (Latin) a religious ritual; a cult.
FLATUS	• flatus n. (Uncountable) Gas generated in the digestive tract. • flatus n. (Countable) Expulsion of such gas through the anus. • flatus n. (Obsolete) Morbid inflation or swelling.
FOETUS	• foetus n. (Chiefly UK) Alternative spelling of fetus. • fœtus n. (UK, rare) Alternative form of fetus. • FOETUS n. (Latin) the unborn in the womb with distinctly formed parts, also FETUS.
HIATUS	• hiatus n. A gap in a series, making it incomplete. • hiatus n. An interruption, break or pause. • hiatus n. An unexpected break from work.
MEATUS	• meatus n. (Anatomy) A tubular opening or passage leading to the interior of the body. • meatus n. (Anatomy) Ellipsis of acoustic meatus, the passage leading into the ear. • MEATUS n. (Latin) a natural body passage.
RECTUS	• rectus n. (Anatomy) Any of several straight muscles in various parts of the body, as of the abdomen, thigh, eye etc. • RECTUS n. (Latin) any one of several straight muscles in the body.
RICTUS	• rictus n. A bird’s gaping mouth. • rictus n. The throat of a calyx. • rictus n. Any open-mouthed expression.
SALTUS	• saltus n. A break of continuity in time. • saltus n. A leap from premises to conclusion. • SALTUS n. (Latin) a breach of continuity; a jump to a conclusion.
STATUS	• status n. A person’s condition, position or standing relative to that of others. • status n. Prestige or high standing. • status n. A situation or state of affairs.
TUKTUS	• TUKTU n. (Inuit) a caribou, also TUKTOO.
VERTUS	• VERTU n. a love or taste for the fine arts, also VIRTU.
VIRTUS	• VIRTU n. (French) a love or taste for the fine arts, also VERTU.
XYSTUS	• xystus n. (Historical, architecture, in Ancient Greece) A long and open portico within the gymnasium. • XYSTUS n. (historical) a long covered portico or court used by ancient Greek athletes for exercises, also XYST, XYSTOS.

Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.
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