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Devil n. [
Satan, Old Nick, Lucifer, Beelzebub, the Tempter, Prince of Darkness] (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
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Devil n. [
devil, fiend, demon, daemon, daimon] an evil supernatural being
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Devil n. [
devil, deuce, dickens] a word used in exclamations of confusion; "what the devil"; "the deuce with it"; "the dickens you say"
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Devil n. [
hellion, heller, devil] a rowdy or mischievous person (usually a young man); "he chased the young hellions out of his yard"
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Devil v. [
annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil] 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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