A recidivist; one who backslides, especially in a religious sense; an apostate.
She married him thinking to change his ways, and for a while he got religion, but he was ever a backslider; she soon began finding bottles stashed about the house.
badgerlike
badgerlike
adj
Similar to a badger.
Similar to that of a badger.
baldricked
baldricked
adj
Wearing a baldrick (ornamental belt).
bannerlike
bannerlike
adj
Resembling a banner
adv
So as to resemble a banner
barleysick
beaverkill
beaverlike
beaverlike
adj
Having physical or temperamental characteristics like those of a beaver.
beggarlike
beggarlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a beggar: poor, wheedling, insolent, etc.
berkeleian
berkeleian
Adjective
Of or relating to or his system of idealism.
besprinkle
besprinkle
verb
(archaic, transitive) To sprinkle.
bierkeller
bierkeller
noun
An underground pub where German beer is served.
bilskirnir
blackbirds
blackbirds
noun
plural of blackbird
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blackbird
blackprint
blackshirt
blackshirt
noun
(by extension) Any member of a fascist party.
(historical, chiefly in the plural) A uniformed member of a paramilitary wing of the Italian Fascist Party.
blinkering
blinkering
verb
present participle of blinker
blitzkrieg
blitzkrieg
noun
A fast military offensive, typically involving a large and highly mobile tank force with air support.
bootlicker
bootlicker
noun
(by extension, derogatory) Anyone who is seen as supporting authoritarianism.
(derogatory) A person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner; a toady
brailowsky
branchlike
branchlike
adj
resembling a branch of a tree
breezelike
breezelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a breeze.
brickfield
brickfield
noun
A place where bricks are made; a brickyard.
bricklayer
bricklayer
noun
A craftsman who builds walls and suchlike out of bricks.
brickliner
bridgelike
bridgelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bridge.
Similar to the card game of bridge.
bronzelike
bronzelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of bronze.
brookfield
brookville
bucklering
bucklering
verb
present participle of buckler
bulwarking
bulwarking
verb
present participle of bulwark
burkeville
butlerlike
butlerlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a butler.
butterlike
butterlike
adj
Resembling butter or some aspect of it.
buttermilk
buttermilk
noun
Cultured buttermilk, a fermented dairy product produced from cow's milk, with a characteristically sour taste.
The liquid left over after producing butter from full cream milk by the churning process, also called traditional buttermilk.
cadilesker
cadilesker
noun
A chief judge in the Ottoman Empire.
cavernlike
cavernlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cavern.
cherrylike
cherrylike
adj
Resembling a cherry, such as in shape, color, or flavor
cherublike
cherublike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cherub.
choruslike
choruslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a chorus.
christlike
christlike
Adjective
Characteristic of Jesus Christ or his works.
churchlike
churchlike
adj
Resembling or befitting a church or a worship service.
cinderlike
cinderlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cinder.
clarkeites
clarkfield
clearskins
clearskins
noun
plural of clearskin
clergylike
clergylike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of the clergy.
clerkliest
clerkliest
adj
superlative form of clerkly: most clerkly
clerkships
clerkships
noun
plural of clerkship
clinkering
clinkering
verb
present participle of clinker
cofferlike
cofferlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a coffer.
corpselike
corpselike
adj
Resembling a corpse.
corymblike
crackliest
crackliest
adj
superlative form of crackly: most crackly
cracklings
cracklings
noun
plural of crackling
cradlelike
cradlelike
adj
Resembling a cradle.
craterlike
craterlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a crater.
creakingly
creakingly
adv
With a creaking sound.
crinkliest
crinkliest
adj
superlative form of crinkly: most crinkly
crutchlike
crutchlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a crutch.
daggerlike
daggerlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a dagger.
dekaliters
dekaliters
noun
plural of dekaliter
desertlike
desertlike
adj
Resembling a desert
doctorlike
doctorlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a doctor.
dragonlike
dragonlike
Adjective
Resembling a dragon or some aspect of one.
drillstock
drillstock
noun
The part of a drill that holds the shank of the bit.
drinkables
drinkables
noun
plural of drinkable
ereshkigal
ereshkigel
farmerlike
farmerlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a farmer.
fatherlike
fatherlike
adj
having the qualities of a father
ferntickle
fingerlike
fingerlike
adj
Resembling a finger, especially in shape
fisherfolk
fisherfolk
noun
(anthropology) Members of a culture that is dominated by fishing.
People who fish for a living.
Recreational fishers.
flanderkin
fleckering
fleckering
verb
present participle of flecker
flickering
flickering
adj
shining unsteadily or varying rapidly in brightness (referring to a light or a source of light)
noun
A short, uncertain burst.
verb
present participle of flicker
flowerlike
flowerlike
adj
Resembling a flower, especially in shape
folklorish
folklorish
adj
(colloquial) Being similar to or having the quality of folklore.
folklorism
folklorism
noun
Invention or adaptation of folklore; including any use of a tradition outside the cultural context in which it was created.
folklorist
folklorist
noun
A person who studies or collects folklore
folksinger
folksinger
noun
A person who sings folk songs.
footlicker
footlicker
noun
A sycophant; a fawner; a toady.
forestlike
forestlike
adj
Like a forest.
forksville
frackville
franklinia
franklinic
franklinic
adj
(physics, obsolete) Relating to the electricity from a machine, rather than from a redox reaction.
frankville
freakishly
freakishly
adv
In a freakish manner.
freckliest
freckliest
adj
superlative form of freckly: most freckly
frenchlick
friendlike
friendlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a friend.
fringelike
fringelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a fringe.
friskingly
friskingly
adv
With frisking movements; while leaping.
frolickers
frolickers
noun
plural of frolicker
frolicking
frolicking
noun
The act of one who frolics.
verb
present participle of frolic
fruitstalk
furrowlike
furrowlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a furrow.
gardenlike
gardenlike
adj
Resembling a garden
garliclike
garliclike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of garlic.
garnetlike
girdlecake
girdlelike
girdlelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a girdle.
goldbricks
goldbricks
noun
plural of goldbrick
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of goldbrick
gorgonlike
gorgonlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a gorgon.
graymalkin
graymalkin
noun
Alternative form of grimalkin (“a cat”)
grillework
grillework
noun
Alternative spelling of grillwork
grillworks
grillworks
noun
plural of grillwork
grippelike
groovelike
groovelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a groove (channel or depression).
grottolike
grottolike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a grotto
grouselike
grouselike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a grouse.
guitarlike
guitarlike
adj
Resembling a guitar
gurolinick
gutterlike
gutterlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a gutter.
hacksilber
hacksilber
noun
Alternative form of hacksilver
halterlike
hammerlike
hammerlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a hammer.
hearselike
hearselike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a hearse.
hektoliter
herakleion
heraklidan
hermitlike
hermitlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a hermit
hunterlike
hunterlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a hunter.
inkslinger
inkslinger
noun
(derogatory) A careless or unskilful writer.
interblock
interblock
adj
Between blocks.
noun
A space or interval between two adjacent blocks or cells on a grid.
interlaken
interlinks
interlinks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of interlink
interlocks
interlocks
noun
plural of interlock
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of interlock
jailbreaks
jailbreaks
noun
plural of jailbreak
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of jailbreak
jailkeeper
jailkeeper
noun
One who keeps a jail; a jailer.
kailyarder
kailyarder
noun
A writer of the Kailyard school, a group of Scottish authors who offered a sentimental and idyllic representation of rural life.
kalgoorlie
kalgoorlie
Proper noun
A city in Western Australia.
kaliborite
kaliborite
noun
(mineralogy) A hydrous borate of potassium and magnesium
kalsominer
kalsominer
noun
Alternative form of calciminer
karamanlis
kartvelian
kartvelian
Noun
a member of a group of related peoples in the South Caucasus, namely Georgians, Svans, Mingrelians and Lazs
a Georgian person, from the endonym
Proper noun
a family of languages spoken by the Kartvelian people
Adjective
pertaining to the Kartvelian peoples or languages such as Georgian.
same as Georgian (language or ethnicity)
karyolitic
karyologic
karyologic
adj
Relating to karyology
karyolysis
karyolysis
noun
(biology) The dissolution of the nucleus of a cell by the action of deoxyribonuclease
karyolytic
karyolytic
adj
relating to, or causing karyolysis
kenilworth
kenilworth
Proper noun
A town in Warwickshire, England.
A placename given to several towns, suburbs, etc., in Australia, Canada, South Africa and the United States.
kentrolite
kentrolite
noun
An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, iron, lead, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, silicon, and titanium.
keratalgia
keratalgia
noun
Pain of the cornea
kernelling
kesselring
keyserlick
keyserling
kibblerman
kieselguhr
kieselguhr
noun
Diatomaceous earth, a kind of soft rock containing the remains of diatoms; it absorbs nitroglycerine and is used to manufacture dynamite.