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6-letter words containing i, b, c

  • cabbin — Obsolete spelling of cabin.
  • cabins — Plural form of cabin.
  • cabiri — a group of gods, probably of Eastern origin, worshiped in mysteries in various parts of ancient Greece, the cult centers being at Samothrace and Thebes.
  • cabrie — a ruminant mammal, Antilocapra americana, that inhabits rocky deserts of North America and has small branched horns
  • cambia — a layer of delicate meristematic tissue between the inner bark or phloem and the wood or xylem, which produces new phloem on the outside and new xylem on the inside in stems, roots, etc., originating all secondary growth in plants and forming the annual rings of wood.
  • cambio — a currency exchange.
  • caribe — a piranha
  • cbasic — A BASIC compiler by Gordon Eubanks, now at Symantec. It evolved from/into EBASIC.
  • chibis — Plural form of chibi.
  • chibol — a spring onion
  • cibber — Colley (ˈkɒlɪ). 1671–1757, English actor and dramatist; poet laureate (1730–57)
  • cibola — the Seven Cities of, legendary cities of great wealth believed by earlier Spanish explorers to exist in the SW United States.
  • ciluba — Luba (def 2).
  • cimbal — (obsolete) A kind of confectionery or cake.
  • cimbri — a Germanic people from N Jutland who migrated southwards in the 2nd century bc: annihilated by Marius in the Po valley (101 bc)
  • climbs — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of climb.
  • cobric — relating to a poisonous substance in cobra venom
  • corbie — a crow or raven
  • corbin — Margaret (Cochran) 1751–1800, American Revolutionary military heroine.
  • crible — dotted
  • cubica — a fine unglazed shalloon-like fabric
  • cubics — Plural form of cubic.
  • cubing — a solid bounded by six equal squares, the angle between any two adjacent faces being a right angle.
  • cubism — Cubism is a style of art, begun in the early twentieth century, in which objects are represented as if they could be seen from several different positions at the same time, using many lines and geometric shapes.
  • cubist — A Cubist is an artist who painted in the style of Cubism.
  • cubits — Plural form of cubit, an ancient unit of measurement.
  • cuboid — A cuboid is a solid object with two square surfaces and four rectangular surfaces. Each surface of a cuboid is the same size as the one opposite to it.
  • cuiaba — a port in W Brazil, capital of Mato Grosso state, on the Cuiabá River. Pop: 777 000 (2005 est)
  • cumbia — a rhythmic style of music originating in Colombia
  • cybrid — a hybrid cell, being a fusion of a whole cell with a cytoplasm, containing a nuclear genome from one source and a mitochondrial genome from another
  • ebasic — (language)   A BASIC by Gordon Eubanks, now at Symantec, that led to CBASIC.
  • ebcdic — Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code
  • ebonic — Alternative form of Ebonic.
  • emblic — a deciduous tree, Phyllanthus emblica, found in eastern India and belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae, used for tanning
  • fabric — a cloth made by weaving, knitting, or felting fibers: woolen fabrics.
  • iambic — Prosody. pertaining to the iamb. consisting of or employing an iamb or iambs.
  • ibices — any of several wild goats of the genus Capra, inhabiting mountainous regions of Eurasia and North Africa, having long, recurved horns.
  • ibm pc — (computer)   International Business Machines Personal Computer. IBM PCs and compatible models from other vendors are the most widely used computer systems in the world. They are typically single user personal computers, although they have been adapted into multi-user models for special applications. Note: "IBM PC" is used in this dictionary to denote IBM and compatible personal computers, and to distinguish these from other personal computers, though the phrase "PC" is often used elsewhere, by those who know no better, to mean "IBM PC or compatible". There are hundreds of models of IBM compatible computers. They are based on Intel's microprocessors: Intel 8086, Intel 8088, Intel 80286, Intel 80386, Intel 486 or Pentium. The models of IBM's first-generation Personal Computer (PC) series have names: IBM PC, IBM PC XT, IBM PC AT, Convertible and Portable. The models of its second generation, the Personal System/2 (PS/2), are known by model number: Model 25, Model 30. Within each series, the models are also commonly referenced by their CPU clock rate. All IBM personal computers are software compatible with each other in general, but not every program will work in every machine. Some programs are time sensitive to a particular speed class. Older programs will not take advantage of newer higher-resolution display standards. The speed of the CPU (microprocessor) is the most significant factor in machine performance. It is determined by its clock rate and the number of bits it can process internally. It is also determined by the number of bits it transfers across its data bus. The second major performance factor is the speed of the hard disk. Although IBM sells printers for PCs, most printers will work with them. As with display hardware, the software vendor must support a wide variety of printers. Each program must be installed with the appropriate printer driver. The original 1981 IBM PC's keyboard was severely criticised by typists for its non-standard placement of the return and left shift keys. In 1984, IBM corrected this on its AT keyboard, but shortened the backspace key, making it harder to reach. In 1987, it introduced its Enhanced keyboard, which relocated all the function keys and placed the control key in an awkward location for touch typists. The escape key was relocated to the opposite side of the keyboard. By relocating the function keys, IBM made it impossible for software vendors to use them intelligently. What's easy to reach on one keyboard is difficult on the other, and vice versa. To the touch typist, these deficiencies are maddening. An "IBM PC compatible" may have a keyboard which does not recognize every key combination a true IBM PC does, e.g. shifted cursor keys. In addition, the "compatible" vendors sometimes use proprietary keyboard interfaces, preventing you from replacing the keyboard. The 1981 PC had 360K floppy disks. In 1984, IBM introduced the 1.2 megabyte floppy disk along with its AT model. Although often used as backup storage, the high density floppy is not often used for interchangeability. In 1986, IBM introduced the 720K 3.5" microfloppy disk on its Convertible laptop computer. It introduced the 1.44 megabyte double density version with the PS/2 line. These disk drives can be added to existing PCs. Fixed, non-removable, hard disks for IBM compatibles are available with storage capacities from 20 to over 600 megabytes. If a hard disk is added that is not compatible with the existing disk controller, a new controller board must be plugged in. However, one disk's internal standard does not conflict with another, since all programs and data must be copied onto it to begin with. Removable hard disks that hold at least 20 megabytes are also available. When a new peripheral device, such as a monitor or scanner, is added to an IBM compatible, a corresponding, new controller board must be plugged into an expansion slot (in the bus) in order to electronically control its operation. The PC and XT had eight-bit busses; the AT had a 16-bit bus. 16-bit boards will not fit into 8-bit slots, but 8-bit boards will fit into 16-bit slots. Intel 80286 and Intel 80386 computers provide both 8-bit and 16-bit slots, while the 386s also have proprietary 32-bit memory slots. The bus in high-end models of the PS/2 line is called "Micro Channel". EISA is a non-IBM rival to Micro Channel. The original IBM PC came with BASIC in ROM. Later, Basic and BasicA were distributed on floppy but ran and referenced routines in ROM. IBM PC and PS/2 models PC range **Under DOS, RAM is expanded beyond 1M with normal "extended" memory and a memory management program. See also BIOS, display standard.
  • ibycus — flourished c540 b.c, Greek poet.
  • icebox — an insulated cabinet or chest with a partition for ice, used for preserving or cooling food, beverages, etc.
  • imbolc — an ancient Celtic festival associated with the goddess Brigit, held on Feb 1 or 2 to mark the beginning of spring. It is also celebrated by modern pagans
  • incubi — an imaginary demon or evil spirit supposed to descend upon sleeping persons, especially one fabled to have sexual intercourse with women during their sleep. Compare succubus (def 1).
  • jacobi — Abraham, 1830–1919, U.S. pediatrician, born in Germany.
  • kincob — a fine silk fabric embroidered with threads of gold or silver, of a kind made in India
  • lambic — A strong, sweet Belgian beer.
  • lesbic — relating to lesbians
  • limbic — pertaining to or of the nature of a limbus or border; marginal.
  • lubric — lubricous.
  • mbasic — Microsoft BASIC.
  • niobic — of or relating to niobium; columbic.
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