Devil

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NOUN

Satan, Old Nick, Lucifer, Beelzebub, the Tempter

(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God

fiend, demon, daemon, daimon

an evil supernatural being

deuce, dickens

a word used in exclamations of confusion

hellion, heller

a rowdy or mischievous person (usually a young man)

monster, fiend, demon, ogre

a cruel wicked and inhuman person

VERB

annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at

cause annoyance in

coat or stuff with a spicy paste

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