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Found 1 definition: devil.

Pos: Noun, Verb (usu participle)

[WORDNET DICTIONARY]

Noun devil has 5 senses

1. devil(n = noun.person) beelzebub, lucifer, old nick, prince of darkness, satan, the tempter - (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell; Array
is a kind of spiritual being, supernatural being
Derived form verb devilize₁

2. devil(n = noun.person) daemon, daimon, demon, fiend - an evil supernatural being; Array
is a kind of evil spirit
has particulars: incubus, succuba, succubus, dibbuk, dybbuk
Derived form verb devilize₁

3. devil(n = noun.communication) deuce, dickens - a word used in exclamations of confusion; "what the devil"; "the deuce with it"; "the dickens you say"
is a kind of exclaiming, exclamation

4. devil(n = noun.person) heller, hellion - a rowdy or mischievous person (usually a young man); "he chased the young hellions out of his yard"
is a kind of bad hat, mischief-maker, trouble maker, troublemaker, troubler
Derived form adjective diabolic₁

5. devil(n = noun.person) demon, fiend, monster, ogre - a cruel wicked and inhuman person; Array
is a kind of disagreeable person, unpleasant person
has particulars: demoniac
Derived forms verb devilize₁, adjective diabolic₂, adjective diabolic₁

Verb devil has 2 senses

1. devil(v = verb.emotion) annoy, bother, chafe, get at, get to, gravel, irritate, nark, nettle, rag, rile, vex - 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"
is one way to displease
Derived forms noun devilment₁, noun devilry₂, noun deviltry₂
Sample sentences: The performance is likely to devil Sue

2. devil(v = verb.creation) Array - coat or stuff with a spicy paste; "devilled eggs"
is one way to cook, fix, make, prepare, ready
Sample sentences: The chefs devil the vegetables

[OXFORD DICTIONARY]

devil, n. & v.
--n.
1 (usu. the Devil) (in Christian and Jewish belief) the supreme spirit of evil; Satan.
2 a an evil spirit; a demon; a superhuman malignant being. b a personified evil force or attribute.
3 a a wicked or cruel person. b a mischievously energetic, clever, or self-willed person.
4 colloq. a person, a fellow (lucky devil).
5 fighting spirit, mischievousness (the devil is in him tonight).
6 colloq. something difficult or awkward (this door is a devil to open).
7 (the devil or the Devil) colloq. used as an exclamation of surprise or annoyance (who the devil are you?).
8 a literary hack exploited by an employer.
9 Brit. a junior legal counsel.
10 = Tasmanian devil.
11 applied to various instruments and machines, esp. when used for destructive work.
12 S.Afr. = dust devil.
--v. (devilled, devilling; US deviled, deviling)
1 tr. cook (food) with hot seasoning.
2 intr. act as a devil for an author or barrister.
3 tr. US harass, worry.

Idiom:
between the devil and the deep blue sea in a dilemma. devil-may-care cheerful and reckless. a devil of colloq. a considerable, difficult, or remarkable. devil a one not even one. devil ray any cartilaginous fish of the family Mobulidae, esp. the manta. devil's advocate a person who tests a proposition by arguing against it. devil's bit any of various plants whose roots look bitten off, esp. a kind of scabious (Succisa pratensis). devil's coach-horse Brit. a large rove-beetle, Staphylinus olens. devil's darning-needle a dragonfly or damselfly. devil's dozen thirteen. devils-on-horseback a savoury of prune or plum wrapped in slices of bacon. devil's own colloq. very difficult or unusual (the devil's own job). devil take the hindmost a motto of selfish competition. the devil to pay trouble to be expected. go to the devil
1 be damned.
2 (in imper.) depart at once. like the devil with great energy. play the devil with cause severe damage to. printer's devil hist. an errand-boy in a printing office. speak (or talk) of the devil said when a person appears just after being mentioned. the very devil (predic.) colloq. a great difficulty or nuisance.

Etymology:
OE deofol f. LL diabolus f. Gk diabolos accuser, slanderer f. dia across + ballo to throw

[ROGET DICTIONARY]

Demon

N demon, daemon, demonry, demonology, evil genius, fiend, familiar, daeva, devil, bad spirit, unclean spirit, cacodemon, incubus, Eblis, shaitan, succubus, succuba, Frankenstein's monster, Titan, Shedim, Mephistopheles, Asmodeus, Moloch, Belial, Ahriman, fury, harpy, Friar Rush, vampire, ghoul, afreet, barghest, Loki, ogre, ogress, gnome, gin, jinn, imp, deev, lamia, bogie, bogeyman, bogle, nis, kobold, flibbertigibbet, fairy, brownie, pixy, elf, dwarf, urchin, Puck, Robin Goodfellow, leprechaun, Cluricaune, troll, dwerger, sprite, ouphe, bad fairy, nix, nixie, pigwidgeon, will-o'-the wisp, ghost, revenant, specter, apparition, spirit, shade, shadow, vision, hobglobin, goblin, orc, wraith, spook, boggart, banshee, loup-garou, lemures, evil eye, merman, mermaid, merfolk, siren, satyr, faun, manito, manitou, manitu, possession, demonic possession, diabolic possession, insanity, Maxwell's demon, demoniac, demonic, demonical, impish, demoniacal, fiendish, fiend-like, supernatural, weird, uncanny, unearthly, spectral, ghostly, ghost-like, elfin, elvin, elfish, elflike, haunted, pokerish, possessed, possessed by a devil, possessed by a demon, demonically.

Bad Man

N bad man, wrongdoer, worker of iniquity, evildoer, sinner, the wicked, bad example, villain, rascal, scoundrel, miscreant, budmash, caitiff, wretch, reptile, viper, serpent, cockatrice, basilisk, urchin, tiger, monster, devil, devil incarnate, demon in human shape, Nana Sahib, hellhound, hellcat, rakehell, bad woman, jade, Jezebel, scamp, scapegrace, rip, runagate, ne'er-do-well, reprobate, scalawag, scallawag, rou_e, rake, Sadist, skeesicks, skeezix, limb, one who has sold himself to the devil, fallen angel, ame damnee, vaurien, mauvais sujet, loose fish, sad dog, rounder, lost sheep, black sheep, castaway, recreant, defaulter, prodigal, rough, rowdy, hooligan, tough, ugly customer, mean mother, ruffian, bully, meanie, Jonathan Wild, hangman, incendiary, arsonist, fire bug, thief, murderer, terrorist, culprit, delinquent, crook, hoodlum, hood, criminal, thug, malefactor, offender, perpetrator, perp, disorderly person, misdemeanant, outlaw, scofflaw, vandal, felon, (convicted criminal), criminal, convict, prisoner, inmate, jail bird, ticket of leave man, multiple offender, blackguard, polisson, loafer, sneak, rapscallion, rascallion, cullion, mean wretch, varlet, kern, ame-de-boue, drole, cur, dog, hound, whelp, mongrel, lown, loon, runnion, outcast, vagabond, rogue, ronian, scum of the earth, riffraff, Arcades ambo, Int, sirrah!, Acherontis pabulum, gibier de potence.

Pungency

VB be pungent, bite the tongue, render pungent, season, spice, salt, pepper, pickle, brine, devil, smoke, chew, take snuff.