noun
- Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions. ( chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell)
- synonyms: Satan, Old Nick, Lucifer, Beelzebub, the Tempter, Prince of Darkness
- An evil supernatural being.
- A word used in exclamations of confusion.
- usage: "what the devil"; "the deuce with it"; "the dickens you say"
- A rowdy or mischievous person (usually a young man. )
- usage: "he chased the young hellions out of his yard"
- A cruel wicked and inhuman person.
verb
- 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"
- Coat or stuff with a spicy paste.
- usage: "devilled eggs"
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