Devil - Definition

n 1: (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of
evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of
Hell [syn: Satan, Old Nick, Devil, Lucifer,
Beelzebub, the Tempter, Prince of Darkness]
2: an evil supernatural being [syn: devil, fiend, demon,
daemon, daimon]
3: a word used in exclamations of confusion; "what the devil";
"the deuce with it"; "the dickens you say" [syn: devil,
deuce, dickens]
4: a rowdy or mischievous person (usually a young man); "he
chased the young hellions out of his yard" [syn: hellion,
heller, devil]
5: a cruel wicked and inhuman person [syn: monster, fiend,
devil, demon, ogre]
v 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" [syn: 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"