hell

hell has 13 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 4.

Definitions

• v. t.. The place of the dead, or of souls after death; the grave; -- called in Hebrew sheol, and by the Greeks hades.
• v. t.. The place or state of punishment for the wicked after death; the abode of evil spirits. Hence, any mental torment; anguish.
• v. t.. A place where outcast persons or things are gathered
• v. t.. A dungeon or prison; also, in certain running games, a place to which those who are caught are carried for detention.
• v. t.. A gambling house.
• v. t.. A place into which a tailor throws his shreds, or a printer his broken type.
• v. t.. To overwhelm.
• n.. noisy and unrestrained mischief; "raising blazes"
• n.. violent and excited activity; "they began to fight like sin"
• n.. (religion) the world of the dead; "No one goes to Hades with all his immense wealth"-Theognis
• n.. (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment; "Hurl'd headlong...To bottomless perdition, there to dwell"- John Milton; "a demon from the depths of the pit"; "Hell is paved with good intentions"-Dr. Johnson
• n.. a cause of difficulty and suffering; "war is hell"; "go to blazes"