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devil definition

devil


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  devil 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  devil 
 
  Sense  1 
  annoy,  rag,  get  to  bother,  get  at  irritate,  rile,  nark,  nettle,  gravel,  vex,  chafe,  devil 
  =>  get 
  =>  eat  into  fret,  rankle,  grate 
  =>  peeve 
  =>  ruffle 
  =>  fret 
  =>  harass,  hassle,  harry,  chivy,  chivvy,  chevy,  chevvy,  beset,  plague,  molest,  provoke 
  =>  torment,  rag,  bedevil,  crucify,  dun,  frustrate 
  =>  antagonize,  antagonise 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  devil 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  devil 
 
  Sense  1 
  annoy,  rag,  get  to  bother,  get  at  irritate,  rile,  nark,  nettle,  gravel,  vex,  chafe,  devil 
  =>  get 
  =>  eat  into  fret,  rankle,  grate 
  =>  peeve 
  =>  ruffle 
  =>  fret 
  =>  harass,  hassle,  harry,  chivy,  chivvy,  chevy,  chevvy,  beset,  plague,  molest,  provoke 
  =>  nettle,  needle,  goad 
  =>  torment,  rag,  bedevil,  crucify,  dun,  frustrate 
  =>  madden 
  =>  hamstring 
  =>  tease,  badger,  harass,  pester,  bug,  beleaguer 
  =>  persecute,  oppress,  harass 
  =>  purge 
  =>  haze 
  =>  antagonize,  antagonise 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  devil 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  devil 
 
  2  senses  of  devil 
 
  Sense  1 
  annoy,  rag,  get  to  bother,  get  at  irritate,  rile,  nark,  nettle,  gravel,  vex,  chafe,  devil 
  =>  displease 
 
  Sense  2 
  devil 
  =>  cook,  fix,  ready,  make  prepare 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  devil 
 
  devil  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  devil 
 
  Sense  1 
  annoy,  rag,  get  to  bother,  get  at  irritate,  rile,  nark,  nettle,  gravel,  vex,  chafe,  devil 
  =>  displease 
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  Sense  2 
  devil 
  =>  cook,  fix,  ready,  make  prepare 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  devil 
  apache  devil  dance 
  blue  devil 
  daredevil 
  devil 
  devil's  advocate 
  devil's  apples 
  devil's  cigar 
  devil's  claw 
  devil's  darning  needle 
  devil's  fig 
  devil's  flax 
  devil's  food 
  devil's  food  cake 
  devil's  milk 
  devil's  tongue 
  devil's  urn 
  devil's  walking  stick 
  devil's  weed 
  devil-s  turnip 
  devil-worship 
  devil  dog 
  devil  grass 
  devil  lily 
  devil  nettle 
  devil  ray 
  devil  tree 
  devil  worshiper 
  deviled  egg 
  devilfish 
  devilment 
  devilry 
  deviltry 
  devilwood 
  dust  devil 
  king  devil 
  mountain  devil 
  poor  devil 
  printer's  devil 
  red  devil 
  she-devil 
  tasmanian  devil 
  the  devil 
 
  Overview  of  noun  devil 
 
  The  noun  devil  has  5  senses  (first  4  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (12)  Satan,  Old  Nick,  Devil,  the  Devil,  Lucifer,  Beelzebub,  the  Tempter,  Prince  of  Darkness  --  ((Judeo-Christian  religion)  chief  spirit  of  evil  and  adversary  of  God;  tempter  of  mankind;  master  of  Hell) 
  2.  (5)  devil,  fiend,  demon,  daemon,  daimon  --  (one  of  the  evil  spirits  of  traditional  Jewish  and  Christian  belief) 
  3.  (3)  devil,  deuce,  dickens  --  (a  word  used  in  exclamations  of  confusion;  "what  the  devil"  or  "the  deuce  with  it"  or  "the  dickens  you  say") 
  4.  (1)  hellion,  heller,  devil  --  (a  rowdy  or  mischievous  person  (usually  a  young  man);  "he  chased  the  young  hellions  out  of  his  yard") 
  5.  monster,  fiend,  devil,  demon,  ogre  --  (a  cruel  wicked  and  inhuman  person) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  devil 
 
  The  verb  devil  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  annoy,  rag,  get  to  bother,  get  at  irritate,  rile,  nark,  nettle,  gravel,  vex,  chafe,  devil  --  (cause  annoyance  in  disturb,  esp.  by  minor  irritations:  "Mosquitoes  buzzing  in  my  ear  really  bothers  me";  "It  irritates  me  that  she  never  closes  the  door  after  she  leaves") 
  2.  devil  --  (coat  or  stuff  with  a  spicy  paste:  "devilled  eggs") 
 
  Grep  of  adj  devil 
  daredevil 
  devil-may-care 
  devilish 
 
  Overview  of  noun  devil 
 
  The  noun  devil  has  5  senses  (first  4  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (12)  Satan,  Old  Nick,  Devil,  the  Devil,  Lucifer,  Beelzebub,  the  Tempter,  Prince  of  Darkness  --  ((Judeo-Christian  religion)  chief  spirit  of  evil  and  adversary  of  God;  tempter  of  mankind;  master  of  Hell) 
  2.  (5)  devil,  fiend,  demon,  daemon,  daimon  --  (one  of  the  evil  spirits  of  traditional  Jewish  and  Christian  belief) 
  3.  (3)  devil,  deuce,  dickens  --  (a  word  used  in  exclamations  of  confusion;  "what  the  devil"  or  "the  deuce  with  it"  or  "the  dickens  you  say") 
  4.  (1)  hellion,  heller,  devil  --  (a  rowdy  or  mischievous  person  (usually  a  young  man);  "he  chased  the  young  hellions  out  of  his  yard") 
  5.  monster,  fiend,  devil,  demon,  ogre  --  (a  cruel  wicked  and  inhuman  person) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  devil 
 
  The  verb  devil  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  annoy,  rag,  get  to  bother,  get  at  irritate,  rile,  nark,  nettle,  gravel,  vex,  chafe,  devil  --  (cause  annoyance  in  disturb,  esp.  by  minor  irritations:  "Mosquitoes  buzzing  in  my  ear  really  bothers  me";  "It  irritates  me  that  she  never  closes  the  door  after  she  leaves") 
  2.  devil  --  (coat  or  stuff  with  a  spicy  paste:  "devilled  eggs") 



devil definition