Definitions for devil

Definitions for (noun) devil

Main entry: deuce, devil, dickens

Definition: a word used in exclamations of confusion

Usage: what the devil; the deuce with it; the dickens you say


Main entry: fiend, devil, demon, daemon, daimon

Definition: an evil supernatural being


Main entry: Devil, the Tempter, Prince of Darkness, Satan, Lucifer, Beelzebub, Old Nick

Definition: (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell


Main entry: heller, hellion, devil

Definition: a rowdy or mischievous person (usually a young man)

Usage: he chased the young hellions out of his yard


Main entry: monster, ogre, devil, demon, fiend

Definition: a cruel wicked and inhuman person


Definitions for (verb) devil

Main entry: devil

Definition: coat or stuff with a spicy paste

Usage: devilled eggs


Main entry: devil, irritate, get at, get to, gravel, rag, rile, bother, chafe, annoy, nark, nettle, vex

Definition: cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

Usage: Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me; It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves


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