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Definition: Meaning of, devil in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈdɛv(ə)l /

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  1. the devil also the Devil the most powerful evil SPIRIT in some religions, especially in Christianity [=  Satan]
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  2. [countable] an evil SPIRIT [=  demon]
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  3. speak of the devil also talk of the devil British English spoken used when someone you have just been talking about walks into the room where you are
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  4. poor/lucky/handsome etc devil spoken used to talk about someone who you feel sorry for, who is lucky etc
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  5. little/old devil spoken used to talk about a child or an older man who behaves badly, but who you like
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  6. be a devil British English spoken used to persuade someone to do something they are not sure they should do
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  7. what/who/why etc the devil? old-fashioned spoken used to show that you are surprised or annoyed
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  8. a devil of a time/job etc old-fashioned spoken a difficult or unpleasant time, job etc
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  9. go to the devil! old-fashioned spoken used to tell someone rudely to go away or stop annoying you
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  10. do something like the devil old-fashioned spoken to do something very fast or using a lot of force
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  11. better the devil you know (than the devil you don't) used to say that it is better to deal with someone or something you know, even if you do not like them, than to deal with someone or something new that might be worse
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  12. between the devil and the deep blue sea in a difficult situation because there are only two choices you can make and both of them are unpleasant
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  13. ... and the devil take the hindmost used to say that everyone in a situation only cares about what happens to themselves and does not care about other people
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Devil


Definition: Meaning of, Devil in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈdɛvl /

  • noun
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  • antonym
Word Forms:
Singular Plural
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  1. Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
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    Satan, Old Nick, Lucifer, Beelzebub, the Tempter, Prince of Darkness
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Devil used in phrases

  • Devil's Island
    1. an island near the coast of French Guiana in South America, which was used as a prison by France until 1938
  • Tasmanian devil (noun)
    1. small ferocious carnivorous marsupial having a mostly black coat and long tail
  • apache devil dance (noun)
    1. a ritual dance of the Apache
  • blue devil (noun)
    1. a coarse prickly European weed with spikes of blue flowers; naturalized in United States
    2. the sodium salt of amobarbital that is used as a barbiturate; used as a sedative and a hypnotic
  • common devil's claw (noun)
    1. annual of southern United States to Mexico having large whitish or yellowish flowers mottled with purple and a long curving beak
  • devil dog (noun)
    1. military a member of the United States Marine Corps
  • devil grass (noun)
    1. trailing grass native to Europe now cosmopolitan in warm regions; used for lawns and pastures especially in southern United States and India
  • devil lily (noun)
    1. east Asian perennial having large reddish-orange black-spotted flowers with reflexed petals
  • devil nettle (noun)
    1. a stinging herb of tropical America
  • devil ray (noun)
    1. to 4 feet small manta that travels in schools
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