devil
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- n (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
- n an evil supernatural being
- n a word used in exclamations of confusion
what the devil - n a rowdy or mischievous person (usually a young man)
- n a cruel wicked and inhuman person
- v cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
- v coat or stuff with a spicy paste
devilled eggs
- In the search for the devil responsible for soaring food prices, the hunt turned last week to Chicago's grain pits.
- The devil knows when to look attractive.
- The tiny village of Bessans, high in the French Alps, is famed for a peculiar manufacture: devils.