6-letter words containing ic
- gallic — pertaining to the Gauls or Gaul.
- garlic — a hardy plant, Allium sativum, of the amaryllis family whose strongly, pungent bulb is used in cookery and medicine.
- gathic — an ancient Iranian language of the Indo-European family; the language in which the Gathas were written. Compare Avestan.
- genric — Pertaining to genre.
- geotic — (obsolete) Belonging to earth; terrestrial.
- gestic — pertaining to bodily motions, especially in dancing.
- giclee — Alternative spelling of giclée.
- gnomic — like or containing gnomes or aphorisms.
- goetic — relating to witchcraft
- gothic — (usually initial capital letter) noting or pertaining to a style of architecture, originating in France in the middle of the 12th century and existing in the western half of Europe through the middle of the 16th century, characterized by the use of the pointed arch and the ribbed vault, by the use of fine woodwork and stonework, by a progressive lightening of structure, and by the use of such features as flying buttresses, ornamental gables, crockets, and foils.
- gricer — (informal) A railway enthusiast.
- gymnic — (now rare) Gymnastic; athletic.
- haptic — of or relating to the sense of touch: the haptic sensation of holding a real book in your hands.
- hattic — of or relating to the Hatti.
- hawick — a town in SE Scotland, in S central Scottish Borders: knitwear industry. Pop: 14 573 (2001)
- hectic — characterized by intense agitation, excitement, confused and rapid movement, etc.: The week before the trip was hectic and exhausting.
- herdic — a low-hung carriage with two or four wheels, having the entrance at the back and the seats at the sides.
- heroic — Also, heroical. of, relating to, or characteristic of a hero or heroine.
- hiccup — a quick, involuntary inhalation that follows a spasm of the diaphragm and is suddenly checked by closure of the glottis, producing a short, relatively sharp sound.
- hicker — an unsophisticated, boorish, and provincial person; rube.
- hickey — Slang. a pimple. a reddish mark left on the skin by a passionate kiss.
- hickie — Slang. a pimple. a reddish mark left on the skin by a passionate kiss.
- hickok — James Butler ("Wild Bill") 1837–76, U.S. frontiersman.
- hickox — Richard (Sidney). 1948–2008, British conductor; musical director of the City of London Sinfonia and Singers (1971–2008)
- hickup — Alternative spelling of hiccup.
- hippic — Relating to horses.
- hircic — Of, pertaining to, or derived from, mutton suet.
- hoicks — a cry used to encourage hounds to hunt
- holmic — of or containing the element holmium.
- hormic — activity directed toward a goal; purposive effort.
- hydric — of, relating to, or adapted to a wet or moist environment.
- hyenic — a doglike carnivore of the family Hyaenidae, of Africa, southwestern Asia, and south central Asia, having a coarse coat, a sloping back, and large teeth and feeding chiefly on carrion, often in packs.
- hygric — of or relating to moisture.
- hymnic — Of, or relating to hymns.
- hypnic — relating to or inducing sleep
- iambic — Prosody. pertaining to the iamb. consisting of or employing an iamb or iambs.
- iatric — of or relating to a physician or medicine; medical.
- ibices — any of several wild goats of the genus Capra, inhabiting mountainous regions of Eurasia and North Africa, having long, recurved horns.
- ic 4-a — Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletes of America
- icaria — Also, Ikaria. a Greek island in the Aegean Sea: a part of the Southern Sporades group. 99 sq. mi. (256 sq. km).
- icarus — Also, Ikaros. Classical Mythology. a youth who attempted to escape from Crete with wings of wax and feathers but flew so high that his wings melted from the heat of the sun, and he plunged to his death in the sea.
- ice ax — a mountaineering tool combining an adzlike blade and a pick on the head of a long wooden handle, with a spike on the end, used for cutting into ice and for support on icy surfaces.
- ice-up — the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- icebox — an insulated cabinet or chest with a partition for ice, used for preserving or cooling food, beverages, etc.
- icecap — a thick cover of ice over an area, sloping in all directions from the center.
- iceman — a man whose business is gathering, storing, selling, or delivering ice.
- icemen — Plural form of iceman.
- ichang — Wade-Giles. Yichang.
- ichno- — track, footprint, trace
- ichth. — ichthyology