6-letter words containing eb
- febris — (in prescriptions) fever.
- feeble — physically weak, as from age or sickness; frail.
- feebly — physically weak, as from age or sickness; frail.
- gazebo — a structure, as an open or latticework pavilion or summerhouse, built on a site that provides an attractive view.
- geebag — a disagreeable woman
- gheber — Gabar.
- glebes — Plural form of glebe.
- grebes — Plural form of grebe.
- greebo — an unkempt or dirty-looking young man
- hebbel — (Christian) Friedrich [kris-tee-ahn free-drikh] /ˈkrɪs tiˌɑn ˈfri drɪx/ (Show IPA), 1813–63, German lyric poet and playwright.
- hebert — Jacques René [zhahk ruh-ney] /ʒɑk rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), ("Père Duchesne") 1755–94, French journalist and revolutionary leader.
- hebrew — a member of the Semitic peoples inhabiting ancient Palestine and claiming descent from Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; an Israelite.
- hebron — an ancient city of Palestine, formerly in W Jordan; occupied by Israel 1967–97; since 1997 under Palestinian self-rule.
- hereby — by this, or the present, declaration, action, document, etc.; by means of this; as a result of this: I hereby resign as president of the class.
- icebox — an insulated cabinet or chest with a partition for ice, used for preserving or cooling food, beverages, etc.
- indebt — (transitive, archaic) To bring into debt; to place under obligation.
- jalebi — A sweet popular in the Indian subcontinent, made by deep-frying a maida flour batter and soaking it in sugar syrup.
- kebabs — Plural form of kebab.
- kebaya — A light, loose tunic worn by women in Malaysia, Indonesia, and other Southeast Asian countries.
- kebbie — a walking stick with a hooked end; shepherd's crook
- kebele — a small administrative unit in Ethiopia
- keblah — kiblah.
- kelebe — a mixing bowl, characterized by a wide neck and flanged lip from which extend two vertical handles to the shoulder of an oval body, used to mix wine and water.
- kleber — Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1753–1800, French general.
- lebbek — Also called lebbek tree. a tropical Asian and Australian tree, Albizzia lebbeck, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and greenish-yellow flowers.
- lebowa — a former Bantu homeland in NE South Africa, consisting of three separate territories with several smaller exclaves: abolished in 1993
- lebrun — Albert [al-ber] /alˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), 1871–1950, president of France 1932–40.
- liebig — Justus [yoo s-too s] /ˈyʊs tʊs/ (Show IPA), Baron von [fuh n] /fən/ (Show IPA), 1803–73, German chemist.
- luebke — Heinrich [hahyn-rikh] /ˈhaɪn rɪx/ (Show IPA), 1894–1972, German statesman: president of West Germany 1959–69.
- makeba — Miriam. 1932–2008, South African singer and political activist; banned from South Africa from 1960 to 1990
- milneb — an organic compound used as a fungicide. Formula: C12H22N4S4
- modheb — Modern Hebrew
- naseby — a village in W Northamptonshire, in central England: Royalist defeat 1645.
- nebber — Eye dialect of never.
- nebiim — the Prophets, being the second of the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament.
- nebris — a fawn skin worn in Greek mythology by Dionysus and his followers.
- nebula — Astronomy. Also called diffuse nebula. a cloud of interstellar gas and dust. Compare dark nebula, emission nebula, reflection nebula. (formerly) any celestial object that appears nebulous, hazy, or fuzzy, and extended in a telescope view.
- nebule — (obsolete) A little cloud.
- nebuly — resembling the wavy edges of a cloud, esp of a line in heraldry or architecture
- nocebo — an inactive substance or a real medication that produces unpleasant or worsening symptoms in a patient or research participant because the person expects negative effects.
- orebro — a city in S Sweden.
- 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
- phoebe — Classical Mythology. a Titan, daughter of Uranus and Gaea and mother of Leto, later identified with Artemis and with the Roman goddess Diana.
- plebby — common or vulgar
- 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