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Definition: CONUS |
CONUSNoun1. A Linnean genus of mollusks having a conical shell. See Cone, n., 4. 2. A cone. |
Etymology: Conus \Co"nus\, noun. [Latin expression, cone.]. (Websters 1913) |
| Domain | Definition |
Medicine | A large, circular, white patch around the optic disk due to the exposing of the sclera as a result of degenerative change or congenital abnormality in the choroid and retina. Source: European Union. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
CONUS | English | Continental United States Complex | N/A |
CONUS | Finnish | CONUS-alue | Post & Telecom |
CONUS | Greek | συναπτÎÏ‚ ΗνωμÎνες Πολιτείες | Post & Telecom |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
Crosswords: CONUS |
| English words defined with "CONUS": Admiral shell ♦ Textile cone, Toxoglossa. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "CONUS": Mollusk Venoms ♦ omega-Conotoxin GVIA ♦ Pulmonary Subvalvular Stenosis. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "CONUS": Conirostres. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "CONUS" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses. Latin (a wedge, cone, peak). |
| Domain | Title |
Books | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | Cone shell, Conus marmoreus, feeding on cowrie, Cypraea caputserpensis. Credit: The Coral Kingdom. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
Expressions using "CONUS": Conus admiralis ♦ Conus textilis ♦ Fuchs conus. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
conus | 122 |
conus per diem | 22 |
conus medullaris | 17 |
conus per diem rate | 15 |
conus rate | 13 |
conus ucci.com | 9 |
center conus replacement | 7 |
cola conus | 7 |
air bases conus force | 4 |
communication conus | 3 |
conus cyber | 2 |
conus geographus | 2 |
conus dsn | 2 |
conus e | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "CONUS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||
Danish | conus circumpapillaris, sammenhængende del af USA (contiguous United States). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Dutch | conus (cone), bereik Verenigde Staten (contiguous United States). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Finnish | CONUS-alue (contiguous United States), CONUS (contiguous United States). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
French | cône (cone), Etats-unis contigus (contiguous United States). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
German | Conus (cone), benachbart:USA (contiguous United States). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Greek | CONUS (contiguous United States), κώνος (cone), συναπτÎÏ‚ ΗνωμÎνες Πολιτείες (contiguous United States). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Italian | cono miopico (distraction conus). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | onuscay cone de Fuchs (Fuchs conus). (various references) conus, Estados Unidos contiguos (contiguous United States). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "CONUS" (pronounced kō"nus) |
| 4 | -ō" n u s | bonus, Colonus, onus, slowness. |
| 3 | -n u s | abruptness, absoluteness, acuteness, aggressiveness, agribusiness, airworthiness, alertness, aloofness, alumnus, Anas, androgynous, anise, appropriateness, arbitrariness, assertiveness, astuteness, asynchronous, attentiveness, attractiveness, awareness, awfulness, awkwardness, backwardness, badness, bagginess, baldness, bearishness, bigness, bitterness, bituminous, blackness, blandness, bleakness, blindness, bluntness, boldness, boorishness, brashness, brightness, bullishness, business, callousness, calmness, carelessness, casualness, cautiousness, cavernous, cheapness, chitinous, cleanliness, cleanness, cleverness, closeness, cloudiness, clumsiness, cockiness, cohesiveness, coldness, combativeness, compactness, competitiveness, completeness, consciousness, contagiousness, contentiousness, contrariness, coolness, correctness, coziness, craziness, creativeness, creditworthiness, creepiness, crispness, crookedness, cuteness, dampness, darkness, Deaconess, deadliness, deafness, decisiveness, defensiveness, destructiveness, directness, disingenuousness, distinctiveness, divisiveness, dizziness, dreariness, drowsiness, drunkenness, dryness, dullness, eagerness, earnestness, edginess, effectiveness, elusiveness, emptiness, evenness, exogenous, eyewitness, faintness, fairness, farsightedness, fastness, fickleness, firmness, fitness, flatness, fondness, foolishness, forcefulness, forgiveness, forthrightness, foulness, fractiousness, frankness, freshness, friendliness, frothiness, fullness, funniness, furnace, gauntness, gayness, gelatinous, gentleness, genuineness, genus, ghastliness, gluttonous, goodness, governess, graciousness, greatness, greenness, grimness, hairiness, handedness, happiness, hardness, harmfulness, harness, harshness, heinous, helplessness, highness, hoarseness, holiness, homelessness, homesickness, homogenous, hopefulness, hopelessness, humanness, idleness, illness, inclusiveness, indebtedness, indecisiveness, indigenous, ineffectiveness, ineptness, inertness, intravenous, intrusiveness, inventiveness, joblessness, Johannes, kindness, larcenous, largeness, lateness, lawlessness, laziness, lenis, lightfastness, lightness, likeness, liveliness, loneliness, lousiness, luminous, madness, Manus, meanness, membranous, menace, Minas, mindedness, minus, monotonous, mountainous, mutinous, narrowness, nastiness, nearsightedness, neatness, nervousness, newness, niceness, niggardliness, nitrogenous, nonbusiness, nonpoisonous, nosiness, nothingness, numbness, ominous, oneness, openness, orderliness, otherness, outrageousness, outspokenness, pandanus, peacefulness, penis, permissiveness, persuasiveness, pervasiveness, pettiness, playfulness, poisonous, politeness, polygynous, pompousness, possessiveness, powerlessness, preparedness, queasiness, quickness, quietness, raciness, randomness, rareness, ravenous, rawness, readiness, reasonableness, rebelliousness, recklessness, redness, remoteness, resistiveness, resourcefulness, responsiveness, restiveness, restlessness, restrictiveness, richness, righteousness, rightness, riskiness, robustness, roominess, roughness, rowdiness, rudeness, ruinous, ruthlessness, sacredness, sadness, Salinas, sameness, scantiness, secretiveness, selfishness, selflessness, sensitiveness, separateness, seriousness, shakiness, shallowness, sharpness, shortness, shortsightedness, shrewdness, shyness, sickness, silliness, sinus, skittishness, slackness, sleepiness, sloppiness, slovenliness, sluggishness, slyness, smallness, smoothness, smugness, softness, solitariness, soundness, spiritedness, squeamishness, starkness, steadfastness, steadiness, steepness, sternness, stiffness, stillness, stinginess, stoutness, strangeness, stubbornness, sturdiness, suddenness, suggestiveness, sweetness, swiftness, tardiness, tartness, tastiness, tenderness, tetanus, thickness, thinness, thoroughness, thoughtfulness, tightness, timeliness, tiredness, togetherness, toughness, trustworthiness, truthfulness, ugliness, unconsciousness, uneasiness, unfairness, unhappiness, uniqueness, unpleasantness, unwieldiness, unwillingness, usefulness, vagueness, vastness, venous, viciousness, villainous, vindictiveness, vividness, voluminous, wariness, wastefulness, waterishness, weakness, weariness, weightlessness, weirdness, wellness, wetness, whiteness, wholeness, wholesomeness, wickedness, wilderness, wildness, willingness, wimpiness, wistfulness, witness, wonderfulness, worldliness, worthiness, wryness. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: uncos. | |
| Words within the letters "c-n-o-s-u" | |
-1 letter: cons, nous, onus, unco. | |
-2 letters: con, cos, nos, nus, ons, son, sou, sun, uns. | |
-3 letters: no, nu, on, os, so, un, us. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-n-o-s-u" | |
+1 letter: buncos, clonus, consul, cornus, counts, cousin, juncos, ounces. | |
+2 letters: acinous, bonducs, bounces, buncoes, cobnuts, cohunes, colonus, columns, conatus, concurs, concuss, confuse, congius, congous, coniums, consuls, consult, consume, contuse, counsel, coupons, cousins, cushion, jounces, juncoes, nocuous, nonsuch, nuncios, pounces, soupcon, suction, toucans, unclogs, unclose, uncocks, uncoils, uncorks, uncross, undocks, unlocks, unsoncy, zincous. | |
+3 letters: accounts, aduncous, auctions, bouncers, bronchus, candours, canorous, cautions, cernuous, chousing, clonuses, coconuts, coenures, coenurus, cofounds, coinsure, communes, conduces, conducts, conduits, confused, confuses, confutes, conjures, conquers, conquest, construe, consular, consults, consumed, consumer, consumes, contours, contused, contuses, convulse, coquinas, corneous, cornhusk, cornuses, cornutos, cothurns, councils, counsels, counters, countess, counties, courants, courlans, coursing, cousinly, cousinry, crankous, croutons, crunodes, cullions, cushions, cushiony, cutdowns, cynosure, discount, enounces, flounces, focusing, frounces, functors, guanacos, gunlocks, gunstock, hocusing, inconnus, insomuch, lacunose, linocuts, locknuts, miscount, mucinous, mucrones, nacreous, noctuids, noctules, nocturns, nonesuch, nonmusic, nucleons, osculant, outscorn, pouncers, puccoons, rancours, recounts, rhonchus, ructions, scornful, scouring, scouting, scrounge, scroungy, scullion, souchong, soupcons, sourcing, subsonic, subtonic, suctions, sulfonic, sunblock, sunchoke, sunporch, syconium, trounces, unblocks, unchokes, unchosen, uncloaks, unclosed, uncloses, unclouds, uncovers, uncrowns, unctions, unctuous, unfrocks, unicorns, unsocial, unvoices, viscount. | |
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| 1. Definition 2. Crosswords 3. Usage: Commercial 4. Images: Photo Album | 5. Expressions 6. Expressions: Internet 7. Translations: Modern 8. Abbreviations | 9. Acronyms 10. Rhymes 11. Anagrams 12. Bibliography |
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