6-letter words containing c
- arnica — any N temperate or arctic plant of the genus Arnica, typically having yellow flowers: family Asteraceae (composites)
- arrack — a coarse spirit distilled in various Eastern countries from grain, rice, sugar cane, etc
- arrect — (of animals' ears) pricked up
- ascend — If you ascend a hill or staircase, you go up it.
- ascent — An ascent is an upward journey, especially when you are walking or climbing.
- ascham — Roger. ?1515–68, English humanist writer and classical scholar: tutor to Queen Elizabeth I
- ascian — a person who lives in the area between the tropics
- ascoma — a fruiting body that bears asci.
- ascots — Plural form of ascot.
- asemic — inability to comprehend or use communicative symbols, as words or gestures.
- ashcan — a large can for ashes and trash
- aspect — An aspect of something is one of the parts of its character or nature.
- assoc. — Assoc. is a written abbreviation for association, , associated, or , associate.
- atavic — atavistic.
- ataxic — loss of coordination of the muscles, especially of the extremities.
- atelic — showing an action or happening as being unfinished
- atocia — the incapability of a woman to conceive and give birth to children
- atomic — Atomic means relating to power that is produced from the energy released by splitting atoms.
- atonic — (of a syllable, word, etc) carrying no stress; unaccented
- atopic — of or relating to hereditary hypersensitivity to certain allergens
- atoxic — not toxic.
- attach — If you attach something to an object, you join it or fasten it to the object.
- attack — To attack a person or place means to try to hurt or damage them using physical violence.
- attica — a region and department of E central Greece: in ancient times the territory of Athens. Capital: Athens. Pop: 3 336 700 (2001). Area: 14 157 sq km (5466 sq miles)
- attics — Plural form of attic.
- atypic — nonconforming or not typical
- auceps — a person who catches hawks
- aucuba — an ornamental evergreen Japanese laurel
- augcog — augmented cognition
- auroch — Alternative spelling of aurochs.
- avocat — An advocate, a lawyer.
- avocet — any of several long-legged shore birds of the genus Recurvirostra, such as the European R. avosetta, having black-and-white plumage and a long upward-curving bill: family Recurvirostridae, order Charadriiformes
- avouch — to vouch for; guarantee
- awatch — watching or looking out for
- awrack — in a wrecked or ruined condition
- axenic — (of a biological culture or culture medium) free from other microorganisms; uncontaminated
- axonic — of or relating to the long, single projection of nerve cells conducting nerve impulses away from the cell's body
- azonic — not confined to any particular region or zone
- azotic — of, containing, or concerned with nitrogen
- aztecs — a member of a Nahuatl-speaking state in central Mexico that was conquered by Cortés in 1521.
- b cell — Also called B lymphocyte. a type of lymphocyte, developed in bone marrow, that circulates in the blood and lymph and, upon encountering a particular foreign antigen, differentiates into a clone of plasma cells that secrete a specific antibody and a clone of memory cells that make the antibody on subsequent encounters.
- b-cell — any of the lymphocytes not derived from the thymus, that mature in the bone marrow and help to build antibodies
- b.b.c. — the noncommercial British radio and television broadcasting company. Abbreviation: BBC, B.B.C.
- babaco — a subtropical parthenocarpic tree, Carica pentagona, originating in South America, cultivated for its fruit: family Caricaceae
- bacaic — Boeing Airplane Company Algebraic Interpreter Coding system. A pre-Fortran system on the IBM 701 and IBM 650.
- bacall — Lauren (Betty Joan Perske) 1924–2014, U.S. actress.
- bacci- — berry
- bached — Simple past tense and past participle of bach.
- backed — having a back or backing
- backer — A backer is someone who helps or supports a project, organization, or person, often by giving or lending money.