devil (noun)
1devil — ► NOUN 1) (the Devil) (in Christian and Jewish belief) the supreme spirit of evil. 2) an evil spirit; a demon. 3) a very wicked or cruel person. 4) a mischievously clever or self willed person. 5) informal a person with specified characteristics …
2devil — noun VERB + DEVIL ▪ believe in ▪ Do you believe in the Devil? ▪ worship ▪ be possessed by ▪ He behaved like someone possessed by devils …
3devil's advocate — noun someone who takes the worse side just for the sake of argument • Hypernyms: ↑debater, ↑arguer * * * noun, pl ⋯ cates [count] : a person who expresses an opinion that disagrees with others so that there will be an interesting discussion about …
4devil — noun 1 EVIL a) the Devil the most powerful evil spirit in Christianity; Satan b) (C) any evil spirit: The villagers believed a devil had taken control of his body. 2 PERSON (C) informal someone who behaves very badly, especially a child: Tommy s… …
5devil — noun 1》 (usu. the Devil) (in Christian and Jewish belief) the supreme spirit of evil; Satan. ↘an evil spirit; a demon. 2》 a very wicked or cruel person. ↘a mischievously clever or self willed person. 3》 (the devil) fighting spirit;… …
6devil's food cake — noun very dark chocolate cake • Syn: ↑devil s food • Hypernyms: ↑chocolate cake * * * noun, pl ⋯ cakes [count, noncount] US : a sweet chocolate cake compare ↑angel food cake * * * devil’s food cake [ …
7devil's food — noun very dark chocolate cake • Syn: ↑devil s food cake • Hypernyms: ↑chocolate cake * * * noun see devil s food cake …
8devil-worship — noun the acts or rites of worshiping devils • Syn: ↑diabolatry, ↑demonolatry • Derivationally related forms: ↑demonism (for: ↑demonolatry), ↑diabolism (for: ↑ …
9devil-in-a-bush — noun or devil in the bush ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ 1. : love in a mist 1 2. : herb paris * * * devˈil in a bush noun A garden flower, love in a mist • • • …
10devil's dozen — noun dialect : thirteen * * * devil s dozen noun Thirteen • • • Main Entry: ↑devil …
