Dictionary Entry
devil
devil is a 5-letter English word with 15 senses as noun, transitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The Evil One; Satan, represented as the tempter and spiritual of mankind. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
5 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 11 · 15 senses
Definitions
- 1noun
The Evil One; Satan, represented as the tempter and spiritual of mankind.
- 2noun
An evil spirit; a demon.
- 3noun
A very wicked person; hence, any great evil.
- 4noun
An expletive of surprise, vexation, or emphasis, or, ironically, of negation.
- 5noun
A dish, as a bone with the meat, broiled and excessively peppered; a grill with Cayenne pepper.
- 6noun
A machine for tearing or cutting rags, cotton, etc.
- 7transitive verb
To make like a devil; to invest with the character of a devil.
- 8transitive verb
To grill with Cayenne pepper; to season highly in cooking, as with pepper.
- 9noun
a word used in exclamations of confusion
"what the devil"
"the deuce with it"
- 10noun
an evil supernatural being
- 11noun
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
- 12noun
a rowdy or mischievous person (usually a young man)
"he chased the young hellions out of his yard"
- 13noun
a cruel wicked and inhuman person
- 14verb
coat or stuff with a spicy paste
"devilled eggs"
- 15verb
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"
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