virus: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 8 letter points · starts with V · ends with S
Meaning of virus
noun
- countable, uncountable
A submicroscopic, non-cellular structure that consists of a core of DNA or RNA surrounded by a protein coat, that requires a living host cell to replicate, and that sometimes causes disease in the host organism (such agents are often classed as nonliving infectious particles and less often as microorganisms).
- countable, uncountable
A submicroscopic, non-cellular structure that consists of a core of DNA or RNA surrounded by a protein coat, that requires a living host cell to replicate, and that sometimes causes disease in the host organism (such agents are often classed as nonliving infectious particles and less often as microorganisms). A species thereof.
Example: Some viruses, such as norovirus, cause sporadic outbreaks of gastroenteritis.
- countable, uncountable
A submicroscopic, non-cellular structure that consists of a core of DNA or RNA surrounded by a protein coat, that requires a living host cell to replicate, and that sometimes causes disease in the host organism (such agents are often classed as nonliving infectious particles and less often as microorganisms). An individual particle thereof: synonym of virion.
Example: Under electron microscopy, a few viruses were seen floating near the cells.
- uncountable
A quantity of such infectious agents, considered en masse.
Example: Not much virus was detectable on a nucleic acid test; the viral load was very low.
Listed forms: viruses, virusses, vira, viri, virii.
Source: Wiktionary — virus.
verb
- nonstandard, rare
To send or infect an electronic device with a computer virus.
Example: I'm just going to virus anyone who tries cheating on this game.
Listed forms: viruses, virusing, virused.
Source: Wiktionary — virus.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
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noun
a software program capable of reproducing itself and usually capable of causing great harm to files or other programs on the same computer
- computer virus
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is virus in our word lists?
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Letter-value score of virus
V(4) + I(1) + R(1) + U(1) + S(1) = 8 points.
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Anagrams of virus
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
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Shorter words from virus
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