dev·il /ˈdɛvəl/
1. (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
synset: Satan, Old_Nick, Devil, Lucifer, Beelzebub, the_Tempter, Prince_of_Darkness
2. an evil supernatural being
synset: devil, fiend, demon, daemon, daimon
3. a word used in exclamations of confusion; "what the devil"; "the deuce with it"; "the dickens you say"
4. a rowdy or mischievous person (usually a young man); "he chased the young hellions out of his yard"
synset: hellion, heller, devil
5. a cruel wicked and inhuman person
synset: monster, fiend, devil, demon, ogre
1. 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"
synset: annoy, rag, get_to, bother, get_at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil
2. coat or stuff with a spicy paste; "devilled eggs"
synset: devil
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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