Definition: noisy and unrestrained mischief
Usage: raising blazes
Definition: violent and excited activity
Usage: they began to fight like sin
Main entry: netherworld, Scheol, Hades, infernal region, Hell, underworld
Definition: (religion) the world of the dead
Usage: No one goes to Hades with all his immense wealth-Theognis
Main entry: nether region, perdition, Hell, infernal region, Inferno, pit
Definition: (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment
Usage: Hurl'd headlong...To bottomless perdition, there to dwell- John Milton; a demon from the depths of the pit; Hell is paved with good intentions-Dr. Johnson
Definition: a cause of difficulty and suffering
Usage: war is hell; go to blazes
Main entry: snake pit, the pits, hell, hell on earth, hellhole, inferno
Definition: any place of pain and turmoil
Usage: the hell of battle; the inferno of the engine room; when you're alone Christmas is the pits;