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Verb
/ˈdevəl/,
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devils, plural;
  1. Act as a junior assistant for a lawyer or other professional

  2. Harass or worry (someone)
    • - he was deviled by a new-found fear
Noun
  1. (in Christian and Jewish belief) The chief evil spirit; Satan

  2. An evil spirit; a demon

  3. A very wicked or cruel person
    • - they prefer voting for devils than for decent men
  4. A mischievously clever or self-willed person
    • - the cunning old devil is up to something
  5. A person with specified characteristics
    • - the poor devil
    • - a lucky devil
  6. Fighting spirit; wildness
    • - he was dangerous when the devil was in him
  7. A thing that is very difficult or awkward to do or deal with
    • - it's going to be the very devil to disentangle
  8. Expressing surprise or annoyance in various questions or exclamations
    • - “Where the devil is he?”
  9. An instrument or machine, esp. one fitted with sharp teeth or spikes, used for tearing or other destructive work

  10. A junior assistant of a lawyer or other professional


  1. Satan: (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
  2. annoy: 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"
  3. an evil supernatural being
  4. coat or stuff with a spicy paste; "devilled eggs"
  5. a word used in exclamations of confusion; "what the devil"; "the deuce with it"; "the dickens you say"
  6. hellion: a rowdy or mischievous person (usually a young man); "he chased the young hellions out of his yard"
  7. Developer's Image Library or DevIL (originally called OpenIL; the name was changed at a request from Silicon Graphics, Inc.), started by Denton Woods, is a cross-platform image library which aims to provide a common API for different image file formats. ...
  8. Devil is the second compilation of the trilogy released by Babes in Toyland. It was produced by Tim Mac, and released May 2000 by Almafame.
  9. Debil ("Moronic") is the first full-length studio album by Die Ärzte, released in 1984, following the EPs Zu schön, um wahr zu sein! and Uns geht's prima.... The songs "Paul" and "Zu spät" were released as singles, without being successful initially. ...
  10. In the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game, devils are a powerful group of monsters used as a high-level challenge for players of the game. Devils are Lawful Evil in alignment and originate from the Nine Hells of Baator. ...
  11. Devil (also known as The Night Chronicles: Devil) is a supernatural thriller based on a story by M. Night Shyamalan, written by Brian Nelson, and directed by John Erick Dowdle. ...
  12. Devil is a single by Gothminister that was released in 2002.
  13. A creature of hell; (the devil or the Devil) The chief devil; Satan; The bad part of the conscience; the opposite to the angel; A wicked or naughty person, or one who harbors reckless, spirited energy, especially in a mischievous way; usually said of a young child; A thing that is awkward or ...
  14. (deviled) Alternative spelling of devilled
  15. (devilment) devilish action or conduct; mischief
  16. (Deviled) A term describing food that is dark, rich, chocolately, spicily piquant or stimulating it is "deviled." Means a highly seasoned, chopped, ground, or whole mixture that is served hot or cold. Many foods, including eggs and crab, are served "deviled. ...
  17. (Devils) (Girondins de Bordeaux)
  18. (Devils) A creature, living or dead, who has been infected with Anti-Life-Matter God essence. These minor Devils are mostly mindless. ...
  19. (Devils) The Rays.  Cause it’s better than the Rays.
  20. (devils) Those spirits who chose to follow Lucifer in his revolt against God in the premortal existence.
  21. machine for removing dust and dirt from rags or esparto grass (also called a willow)
  22. The Devil is a title given to the supernatural entity, who, in Christianity, Islam, and other religions, is a powerful, evil entity and the tempter of humankind. The Devil commands a force of lesser evil spirits, commonly known as demons.
  23. A reference to Satan, or one of his demon agents. "Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil" (Eph. 6:11).
  24. The Machinations of the. [WASWASAH.]
  25. ^[12] from the Burke series of novels by Andrew Vachss