Devil
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}, {the Devil}, {Lucifer}, {Beelzebub},
{the Tempter}, {Prince of Darkness}]
2: one of the evil spirits of traditional Jewish and Christian
belief [syn: {fiend}, {demon}, {daemon}, {daimon}]
3: a word used in exclamations of confusion; "what the devil";
"the deuce with it"; "the dickens you say" [syn: {deuce},
{dickens}]
4: a rowdy or mischievous person (usually a young man); "he
chased the young hellions out of his yard" [syn: {hellion},
{heller}]
5: a cruel wicked and inhuman person [syn: {monster}, {fiend},
{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}]
2: coat or stuff with a spicy paste; "devilled eggs"
Source: WordNet® 2.0