devil

Speech parts

1. devil - Noun

2. devil - Verb

3. Devil - Proper noun

Meaning

The Evil One; Satan, represented as the tempter and spiritual of mankind.

An evil spirit; a demon.

A very wicked person; hence, any great evil.

An expletive of surprise, vexation, or emphasis, or, ironically, of negation.

A dish, as a bone with the meat, broiled and excessively peppered; a grill with Cayenne pepper.

To make like a devil; to invest with the character of a devil.

To grill with Cayenne pepper; to season highly in cooking, as with pepper.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

lucifer satan daemon fiend Prince of Darkness demon hellion dickens incubus beelzebub rascal imp deuce nettle ogre
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Antonyms

jesus christ god saint lord allah
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Hypernyms

cook make ready prepare fix exclamation

Hyponyms

chevy harry incubus get plague provoke

Phrases with the word

devil-may-care speak of the devil devil's ivy devil's advocate give the devil his due between the devil and the deep blue sea

Derivatives

deviled devilled deviling devilling

Anagrams

divel lived viled vilde

Examples

The devil loves noise; Christ looks for silence. Ambrose

Every thought that brings despair and heavy sorrow is from the devil. Joseph the Hesychast

Where the devil cannot put his head he puts his tail. Italian Proverb

A polite devil is more agreeable than a rude saint. Lebanese Proverb

Better the devil you know (than the one you don't). English Proverb

Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

devictimize devide devigorate devil a bit devil bird devil bolt