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6-letter words containing p, m

  • gimped — a limp.
  • gimper — slender; trim; delicate.
  • glumps — a state of sulking
  • glumpy — sullen
  • grampa — grandfather.
  • gramps — grandfather.
  • grampy — (informal, childish) grandfather.
  • grumph — to grunt
  • grumps — Plural form of grump.
  • grumpy — surly or ill-tempered; discontentedly or sullenly irritable; grouchy.
  • guimpe — a chemisette or yoke of lace, embroidery, or other material, worn with a dress cut low at the neck.
  • gum up — any of various viscid, amorphous exudations from plants, hardening on exposure to air and soluble in or forming a viscid mass with water.
  • gympie — a tall tree with stinging hairs on its leaves
  • gypsum — a very common mineral, hydrated calcium sulfate, CaSO 4 ⋅2H 2 O, occurring in crystals and in masses, soft enough to be scratched by the fingernail: used to make plaster of Paris, as an ornamental material, as a fertilizer, etc.
  • ham up — an actor or performer who overacts.
  • hamper — to hold back; hinder; impede: A steady rain hampered the progress of the work.
  • hempel — Carl Gustav, 1905–1997, U.S. philosopher, born in Germany.
  • hempen — of, like, or pertaining to hemp.
  • hp-mpe — Hewlett Packard Multi Processing Executive
  • humped — having a hump.
  • humpen — a round drinking glass formerly made in Germany
  • humper — a rounded protuberance, especially a fleshy protuberance on the back, as that due to abnormal curvature of the spine in humans, or that normally present in certain animals, as the camel or bison.
  • humpie — a pink salmon inhabiting North Pacific waters: so-called because of the hump that appears behind the head of the male when it is ready for spawning.
  • humpty — a low padded seat; pouffe
  • hypnum — any of various plants of the genus Hypnum, the largest genus of moss
  • 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.
  • impact — the striking of one thing against another; forceful contact; collision: The impact of the colliding cars broke the windshield.
  • impair — to make or cause to become worse; diminish in ability, value, excellence, etc.; weaken or damage: to impair one's health; to impair negotiations.
  • impala — an African antelope, Aepyceros melampus, the male of which has ringed, lyre-shaped horns.
  • impale — to fasten, stick, or fix upon a sharpened stake or the like.
  • impark — to enclose or shut up, as in a park.
  • imparl — to confer with the opposing party in a lawsuit with a view to settling the dispute amicably, out of court.
  • impart — to make known; tell; relate; disclose: to impart a secret.
  • impave — (archaic, poetic) To pave.
  • impawn — to put in pawn; pledge.
  • impede — to retard in movement or progress by means of obstacles or hindrances; obstruct; hinder.
  • impeed — Obsolete form of impede.
  • impels — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impel.
  • impend — to be imminent; be about to happen.
  • impest — (obsolete, transitive) To afflict with pestilence.
  • imphal — a state in NE India between Assam and Burma. 8620 sq. mi. (22,326 sq. km). Capital: Imphal.
  • imphee — an African sorghum plant that yields a sweet juice
  • imping — a little devil or demon; an evil spirit.
  • impire — Obsolete form of umpire.
  • impish — mischievous.
  • implex — the point where muscles are attached to the integument of an arthropod
  • imploy — Obsolete spelling of employ.
  • impone — to wager; stake.
  • import — to bring in (merchandise, commodities, workers, etc.) from a foreign country for use, sale, processing, reexport, or services.
  • impose — to lay on or set as something to be borne, endured, obeyed, fulfilled, paid, etc.: to impose taxes.
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