An evil supernatural spirit.
An evil spirit resident in or working for Hell; a devil. from 10th c.
A false god or idol; a Satanic divinity. from 10th c.
A very wicked or malevolent person; also in weakened sense a mischievous person, especially a child. from 16th c.
A source (especially personified) of great evil or wickedness; a destructive feeling or character flaw. from 17th c.
A neutral supernatural spirit.
A person's anxieties. from 19th c.
A person's inner spirit or genius; a guiding or creative impulse. from 14th c.
A tutelary deity or spirit intermediate between the major Olympian gods and mankind, especially a deified hero or the entity which supposedly guided Socrates, telling him what not to do. from 16th c.
A spirit not considered to be inherently evil; a (non-Christian) deity or supernatural being. from 19th c.
Someone with great strength, passion or skill for a particular activity, pursuit etc.; an enthusiast. from 19th c.
A form of patience (known as Canfield in the US). from 19th c.
An evil creature.
(the devil or the Devil) The chief devil; Satan.
The bad part of the conscience; the opposite to the angel.
A wicked or naughty person, or one who harbors reckless, spirited energy, especially in a mischievous way; usually said of a young child.
A thing that is awkward or difficult to understand or do.
Hell.
A person, especially a man; used to express a particular opinion of him, usually in the phrases poor devil and lucky devil.
A dust devil.
An evil or erring entity.
A barren, unproductive and unused area.
A dish, as a bone with the meat, broiled and excessively peppered; a grill with Cayenne pepper.
A machine for tearing or cutting rags, cotton, etc.
A Tasmanian devil.
An endurance event where riders who fall behind are periodically eliminated.
To make like a devil; to invest with the character of a devil.
To annoy or bother; to bedevil.
To work as a ‘devil’; to work for a lawyer or writer without fee or recognition.
To grill with cayenne pepper; to season highly in cooking, as with pepper.
To finely grind cooked ham or other meat with spices and condiments.
To prepare a sidedish of shelled halved boiled eggs to whose extracted yolks are added condiments and spices, which mixture then is placed into the halved whites to be served.
