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6-letter words containing p, b

  • burlap — Burlap is a thick, rough fabric that is used for making sacks.
  • burnup — the nuclear fuel consumed in a reactor, often measured as a percentage of the atoms of fuel that have undergone fission.
  • burpee — a squat thrust that starts and ends in a standing position
  • buy up — If you buy up land, property, or a commodity, you buy large amounts of it, or all that is available.
  • bypass — If you bypass someone or something that you would normally have to get involved with, you ignore them, often because you want to achieve something more quickly.
  • bypast — past; bygone
  • bypath — a little-used path or track, esp in the country
  • byplay — action, gestures, etc. going on aside from the main action or conversation, as in a play
  • cu-bop — music of the 1940s in which Cuban rhythms are combined with bop
  • ephebe — (in ancient Greece) a young man of 18-20 years undergoing military training.
  • hubcap — a removable cover for the center area of the exposed side of an automobile wheel, covering the axle.
  • 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.
  • ibpag2 — Icon-Based Parser Generation System 2
  • mobcap — a soft cloth cap with a full crown, fitting down over the ears and frequently tying beneath the chin, formerly worn indoors by women.
  • p-book — a printed book. Compare e-book.
  • pablum — (lowercase) trite, naive, or simplistic ideas or writings; intellectual pap.
  • paybox — box office (def 1).
  • pebble — a small, rounded stone, especially one worn smooth by the action of water.
  • pebbly — having or covered with pebbles: the pebbly beach at Nice.
  • pebcak — (humour)   (Or "PEBKAC", "PBCAK", "PBKAC") Tech support shorthand for "Problem (Exists) between Chair and Keyboard". An alternative is "PICNIC" - "Problem In Chair, Not In Computer". An acronym commonly used by helpdesk technicians to indicate that a problem is due to the user rather than the system. See also UBD.
  • pebkac — PEBCAK
  • peepbo — Peepbo is a game you play with babies in which you cover your face with your hands or hide behind something and then suddenly show your face, saying 'peepbo'.
  • pegbox — the widened end of the neck of a stringed instrument, to which the tuning pegs are fixed.
  • phibbi — (formerly, especially in creole-speaking cultures) a name given at birth to a black child, in accordance with African customs, indicating the child's sex and the day of the week on which he or she was born, as the male and female names for Sunday (Quashee and Quasheba) Monday (Cudjo or Cudjoe and Juba) Tuesday (Cubbena and Beneba) Wednesday (Quaco and Cuba or Cubba) Thursday (Quao and Abba) Friday (Cuffee or Cuffy and Pheba or Phibbi) and Saturday (Quamin or Quame and Mimba)
  • philby — Harold Adrian Russell ("Kim") 1912–1998, British double agent: defected to U.S.S.R. 1963.
  • phobia — a persistent, irrational fear of a specific object, activity, or situation that leads to a compelling desire to avoid it.
  • phobic — of or relating to a phobia or phobias.
  • phobos — Also, Phobus [foh-buh s] /ˈfoʊ bəs/ (Show IPA). Classical Mythology. a son and attendant of Ares and the personification of a fear held to possess armies and cause their defeat.
  • phobus — Also, Phobus [foh-buh s] /ˈfoʊ bəs/ (Show IPA). Classical Mythology. a son and attendant of Ares and the personification of a fear held to possess armies and cause their defeat.
  • phoebe — Classical Mythology. a Titan, daughter of Uranus and Gaea and mother of Leto, later identified with Artemis and with the Roman goddess Diana.
  • pinbol — (language, games)   A decision table language for controlling pinball machines used at Atari. PINBOL included a multitasking executive and an interpreter that worked on data structures compiled from condition:action lists.
  • plan b — a strategy or plan to be implemented if the original one proves impracticable or unsuccessful.
  • plebby — common or vulgar
  • po box — Post Office Box
  • pombal — Marquês de (mərkeʃ ˈdəː). title of Sebastiâo José de Carvalho e Mello. 1699–1782, Portuguese statesman, who dominated Portuguese government from 1750 to 1777 and instituted many administrative and economic reforms
  • poobah — Pooh Bah.
  • posybl — Programming system for distributed applications. A Linda implementation for Unix networks by Ioannis Schoinas <[email protected]>.
  • potboy — (esp formerly) a youth or man employed at a public house to serve beer, etc
  • prebid — occurring prior to a bid
  • preble — Edward, 1761–1807, U.S. naval officer.
  • prebuy — of or pertaining to the advance purchase of a product or service
  • prefab — prefabricated.
  • prehab — any programme of training designed to prevent sports injury
  • presb. — Presbyterian
  • probed — to search into or examine thoroughly; question closely: to probe one's conscience.
  • prober — to search into or examine thoroughly; question closely: to probe one's conscience.
  • probie — a probationer, especially a firefighter who has recently joined a department.
  • probit — a normal equivalent deviate increased by five.
  • public — of, relating to, or affecting a population or a community as a whole: public funds; a public nuisance.
  • puebla — a state in S central Mexico. 13,124 sq. mi. (33,990 sq. km).
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