Definition, Meaning, Synonyms & Anagrams | English word DEVIL

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Definitions of DEVIL

1. The bad part of the conscience; the opposite to the angel.
2. A wicked or naughty person, or one who harbors reckless, spirited energy, especially in a mischievous way; usually said of a young child.
3. A thing that is awkward or difficult to understand or do.
4. A person, especially a man; used to express a particular opinion of him, usually in the phrases poor devil and lucky devil.
5. A dust devil.
6. A Tasmanian devil.
7. To make like a devil; to invest with the character of a devil.
8. To annoy or bother.
9. To prepare (food) with spices, making it spicy:
10. A printer's assistant.
11. (theology) The chief devil; Satan.
12. (theology) An evil creature, the objectification of a hostile and destructive force.
13. (folklore) A fictional image of a man, usually red or orange in skin color; with a set of horns on his head, a pointed goatee and a long tail and carrying a pitchfork; that represents evil and portrayed to children in an effort to discourage bad behavior.
14. (euphemistic, with an article, as an intensifier) Hell.
15. (India) A poltergeist that haunts printing works.
16. (dialectal, in compounds) A barren, unproductive and unused area.
17. (cookery) A dish, as a bone with the meat, broiled and excessively peppered; a grill with Cayenne pepper.
18. (cycling, slang) An endurance event where riders who fall behind are periodically eliminated.
19. (nautical) Ellipsis of devil seam.: The seam between garboard strake and the keel (a seam on wooden boats)
20. (theology) The chief devil; Satan.
21. A machine for tearing or cutting rags, cotton, etc., as used in the production of mungo or shoddy.
22. (intransitive) To work as a ‘devil’; to work for a lawyer or writer without fee or recognition.
23. To ghostwrite; to author while working as a ‘devil’.
24. To shred fabric into its fibres for recycling, as in the production of mungo or shoddy.

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Examples of Using DEVIL in a Sentence

• A devil is the mythical personification of evil as it is conceived in various cultures and religious traditions.
• First published in February 1942, the story takes the form of a series of letters from a senior devil, Screwtape, to his nephew, Wormwood, a junior tempter.
• The Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii) (palawa kani: purinina) is a carnivorous marsupial of the family Dasyuridae.
• The term juggling can also commonly refer to other prop-based manipulation skills, such as diabolo, plate spinning, devil sticks, poi, cigar boxes, contact juggling, hooping, yo-yo, hat manipulation and kick-ups.
• The Synod of Elvira concludes with the issue of various canons, including one declaring that killing through a magic spell is a sin and the work of the devil.
• A dust devil (also known regionally as a dirt devil) is a strong, well-formed, and relatively short-lived whirlwind.
• Nelson's book Fishes of the World treats cownose rays, mantas, and devil rays as subfamilies in the Myliobatidae.

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