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devil::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | beelzebub, lucifer, old nick, prince of darkness, satan, the tempter |
| Derivation | devilize |
devil::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | heller, hellion |
| Type of | mischief-maker, bad hat, trouble maker, troubler, troublemaker |
| Derivation | diabolic |
devil::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | deuce, dickens |
| Type of | exclaiming, exclamation |
what the devil.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | demon, fiend, monster, ogre |
| Type of | unpleasant person, disagreeable person |
| Has types | demoniac |
| Derivation | diabolic, devilize |
devil::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | annoy, bother, chafe, get at, get to, gravel, irritate, nark, nettle, rag, rile, vex |
| Type of | displease |
| Has types | ruffle, beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, eat into, fret, get, get under one's skin, grate, harass, harry, hassle, molest, peeve, plague, provoke, rankle, antagonise, antagonize |
| Verb group | chafe |
| Derivation | devilment, deviltry, devilry |
Examples of devil
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The lizard, called a thorny devil, collects water where there seemingly is none.
From the dispatch.com
To devil the eggs, cut in half lengthwise and combine the yolks in a large bowl.
From the stltoday.com
His lack of caution on the field is matched by a devil-may-care attitude off it.
From the guardian.co.uk
I plan on spending a good deal of time with this red devil over the coming week.
From the techcrunch.com
While the costs are comparable, the devil shippers know might be more appealing.
From the ecocentric.blogs.time.com
This plant reproduces merrily by actual seed as well as by those devil bulblets.
From the sfgate.com
Folk legends say jugs with devil faces were placed on slave graves for one year.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Expect to see waterfalls, koalas, wombats, and even a real-live Tasmanian devil.
From the usatoday.com
Sulfur is still associated with the devil, and many shun it and other additives.
From the nytimes.com
- Satan: (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
- Annoy: cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"
- An evil supernatural being
- Coat or stuff with a spicy paste; "devilled eggs"
- A word used in exclamations of confusion; "what the devil"; "the deuce with it"; "the dickens you say"
- Hellion: a rowdy or mischievous person (usually a young man); "he chased the young hellions out of his yard"
- Developer's Image Library or DevIL (originally called OpenIL; the name was changed at a request from Silicon Graphics, Inc.), started by Denton Woods, is a cross-platform image library which aims to provide a common API for different image file formats. ...
- Devil is the second compilation of the trilogy released by Babes in Toyland. It was produced by Tim Mac, and released May 2000 by Almafame.
- In the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game, devils are a powerful group of monsters used as a high-level challenge for players of the game. Devils are Lawful Evil in alignment and originate from the Nine Hells of Baator. ...
