devil
1. an evil supernatural being (Freq. 5)
• Syn:
fiend, demon, daemon, daimon
• Derivationally related forms:
demonize (for: demon), devilize
• Hypernyms:
evil spirit
• Hyponyms:
incubus, succubus, succuba, dybbuk, dibbuk
2. a word used in exclamations of confusion (Freq. 3)
- what the devil
- the deuce with it
- the dickens you say
• Syn:
deuce, dickens
• Hypernyms:
exclamation, exclaiming
3. a rowdy or mischievous person (usually a young man) (Freq. 1)
- he chased the young hellions out of his yard
• Syn:
hellion, heller
• Derivationally related forms:
diabolic
• Hypernyms:
troublemaker, trouble maker, troubler, mischief-maker, bad hat
4. a cruel wicked and inhuman person
• Syn:
monster, fiend, demon, ogre
• Derivationally related forms:
demonic (for: demon), demonize (for: demon), diabolic, devilize, monstrous (for: monster)
• Hypernyms:
unpleasant person, disagreeable person
• Hyponyms:
demoniac
1. cause annoyance in;
disturb, especially by minor irritations
- Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me
- It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves
• Syn:
annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at,
get at, rile, nark, nettle, gravel,
vex, chafe
• Derivationally related forms:
devilment, deviltry, devilry, vexation (for: vex), vexer (for: vex), irritation (for: irritate), irritant (for: irritate), botheration (for: bother), bother (for: bother), annoyer (for: annoy), annoyance (for: annoy)
• Hypernyms:
displease
• Hyponyms:
get, get under one's skin, eat into, fret, rankle,
grate, peeve, ruffle, harass, hassle, harry,
chivy, chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset, plague,
molest, provoke, antagonize, antagonise
• Verb Group:
chafe
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- The performance is likely to devil Sue
2. coat or stuff with a spicy paste
- devilled eggs
• Topics:
cooking, cookery, preparation
• Hypernyms:
cook, fix, ready, make, prepare
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- The chefs devil the vegetables
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