8-letter words containing i, b, c
- chibouks — Plural form of chibouk.
- childbed — the condition of giving birth to a child
- chimbley — (UK, dialect) A chimney.
- chimbote — a port in N central Peru: contains Peru's first steelworks (1958), using hydroelectric power from the Santa River. Pop: 328 000 (2005 est)
- chin job — a cosmetic operation to improve the shape of the chin
- chinbeak — a molding having a convex upper surface and a concave lower one, with a fillet between them; beak.
- chinbone — the front part of the jawbone that constitutes the chin
- chip box — chad box
- choirboy — A choirboy is a boy who sings in a church choir.
- choliamb — an imperfect iambic metre, with a spondee as the last foot
- choriamb — a metrical foot used in classical verse consisting of four syllables, two short ones between two long ones (– ◡ ◡ –)
- chubbier — Comparative form of chubby.
- chubbies — Plural form of chubby.
- chubbily — in a chubby way or in the manner of someone who is chubby
- ciabatta — Ciabatta or ciabatta bread is a type of white Italian bread that is made with olive oil.
- cibarium — Entomology. a food pouch in front of the mouth in certain insects.
- cibation — the act of feeding
- ciborium — a goblet-shaped lidded vessel used to hold consecrated wafers in Holy Communion
- cicisbeo — the escort or lover of a married woman, esp in 18th-century Italy
- cimbalom — a type of dulcimer, esp of Hungary
- cinnabar — a bright red or brownish-red mineral form of mercuric sulphide (mercury(II) sulphide), found close to areas of volcanic activity and hot springs. It is the main commercial source of mercury. Formula: HgS. Crystal structure: hexagonal
- citeable — to quote (a passage, book, author, etc.), especially as an authority: He cited the Constitution in his defense.
- claribel — a female given name.
- climbers — Plural form of climber.
- climbing — Climbing is the activity of climbing rocks or mountains.
- clubbing — Clubbing is the activity of going to night clubs.
- clubbish — clubby
- clubbism — the system of club membership
- clubbist — a member of a club
- cobaltic — of or containing cobalt, esp in the trivalent state
- cobbling — to pave with cobblestones.
- cockbill — to tilt up one end of
- cockbird — a male bird
- cohabits — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cohabit.
- coin box — the part of a coin-operated machine into which coins are placed
- colombia — a republic in NW South America: inhabited by Chibchas and other Indians before Spanish colonization in the 16th century; independence won by Bolívar in 1819; became the Republic of Colombia in 1886; violence and unrest have been endemic since the 1970s. It consists chiefly of a hot swampy coastal plain, separated by ranges of the Andes from the pampas and the equatorial forests of the Amazon basin in the east. Language: Spanish. Religion: Roman Catholic majority. Currency: peso. Capital: Bogotá. Pop: 45 745 783 (2013 est). Area: 1 138 908 sq km (439 735 sq miles)
- colubrid — any snake of the family Colubridae, including many harmless snakes, such as the grass snake and whip snakes, and some venomous types
- columbia — a river in NW North America, rising in the Rocky Mountains and flowing through British Columbia, then west to the Pacific. Length: about 1930 km (1200 miles)
- columbic — niobic.
- combined — A combined effort or attack is made by two or more groups of people at the same time.
- combiner — Any of various electronic devices that combine signals, in particular.
- combines — Plural form of combine.
- combings — the loose hair, wool, etc, removed by combing, esp that of animals
- comblike — resembling a comb
- combwise — in the manner of a comb
- comorbid — (of an illness or condition) happening at the same time as another illness or condition
- con brio — (to be performed) with liveliness or spirit, as in the phrase allegro con brio
- contrib. — contributor
- conurbia — conurbations considered collectively
- coolibah — A northern Australian gum tree that typically grows near watercourses and yields strong, hard timber.