Devil

['dev(ə)l] or ['dɛvl]

Definition

(noun.) a word used in exclamations of confusion; 'what the devil'; 'the deuce with it'; 'the dickens you say'.

(noun.) an evil supernatural being.

(verb.) coat or stuff with a spicy paste; 'devilled eggs'.

Editor: Marilyn--From WordNet

Definition

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

(n.) An evil spirit; a demon.

(n.) A very wicked person; hence, any great evil.

(n.) An expletive of surprise, vexation, or emphasis, or, ironically, of negation.

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

(n.) A machine for tearing or cutting rags, cotton, etc.

(v. t.) To make like a devil; to invest with the character of a devil.

(v. t.) To grill with Cayenne pepper; to season highly in cooking, as with pepper.

Checker: Rene

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. [1]. Satan, Lucifer, Belial, Apollyon, arch-fiend, arch-enemy, the tempter. Deuce, the evil one, the man of sin, the wicked one, the old serpent, the prince of darkness, the foul fiend, the Enemy, the Adversary.[2]. Demon, evil spirit.

Checked by Edmond

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Satan, lucifer, fiend, archfiend, foul_fiend, demon

ANT:Archangel, angel, seraph, cherub

Typist: Zamenhof

Definition

n. the supreme spirit of evil Satan: any evil spirit: a false god: a very wicked person: a fellow as in 'Poor devil:' an expletive in 'What the devil ' &c.—ns. Dev′ildom; Dev′iless; Dev′ilet; Dev′il-fish a name for the fishing-frog or angler for the giant-ray of the United States and for other large and ugly fishes; Dev′il-in-the-bush a garden flower also called Love-in-a-mist.—adj. Dev′ilish fiendish malignant.—adv. (coll.) very: exceedingly.—adv. Dev′ilishly.—ns. Dev′ilism; Dev′ilkin.—adj. Dev′il-may-care reckless audacious.—ns. Dev′ilment; Dev′il-on-the-neck an old instrument of torture; Dev′ilry; Dev′ilship; Dev′iltry; Dev′il-wor′ship the worship of the devil or of devils; Dev′il-wor′shipper.—Devil a bit not at all; Devil of a mess a very bad mess.—Devil's advocate a name given to the Promoter of the Faith an advocate at the papal court whose duty it is to propose all reasonable objections against a person's claims to canonisation; Devil's bit a popular name for scabious; Devil's books playing-cards; Devil's coach-horse a large dark-coloured beetle; Devil's dozen thirteen (like baker's dozen); Devil's dung a popular name for asafœtida; Devil's dust shoddy made by a machine called the devil; Devil's own a name given to the 88th Regiment in the Peninsular war as also to the Inns of Court volunteers; Devil's snuff-box the puff-ball a kind of fungus; Devil's tattoo (see Tattoo); Devil to pay serious trouble ahead—said to be from the difficulty of paying or caulking an awkward and inaccessible seam in a ship.—Cartesian devil (see Cartesian); Printer's devil the youngest apprentice in a printing-office: a printer's errand-boy; Tasmanian devil the ursine dasyure a Tasmanian carnivore.—Play the devil with to bring to utter ruin.

v.t. (cook.) to season highly and broil.—v.i. to perform another man's drudgery (esp. to devil for a barrister).

Typist: Winfred

Unserious Contents or Definition

For farmers to dream of the devil, denotes blasted crops and death among stock, also family sickness. Sporting people should heed this dream as a warning to be careful of their affairs, as they are likely to venture beyond the laws of their State. For a preacher, this dream is undeniable proof that he is over-zealous, and should forebear worshiping God by tongue-lashing his neighbor. To dream of the devil as being a large, imposingly dressed person, wearing many sparkling jewels on his body and hands, trying to persuade you to enter his abode, warns you that unscrupulous persons are seeking your ruin by the most ingenious flattery. Young and innocent women, should seek the stronghold of friends after this dream, and avoid strange attentions, especially from married men. Women of low character, are likely to be robbed of jewels and money by seeming strangers. Beware of associating with the devil, even in dreams. He is always the forerunner of despair. If you dream of being pursued by his majesty, you will fall into snares set for you by enemies in the guise of friends. To a lover, this denotes that he will be won away from his allegiance by a wanton.

Editor: Wilma

Unserious Contents or Definition

An old rascal mentioned in the Bible, now reported engaged to Mary McLane.

Typist: Ruben

Examples

Edited by Ethelred

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