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devil definition
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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 -------------- 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
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