Definition of devil

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Devil (n.) A very wicked person; hence, any great evil..

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Water Devil :: Water devil () The rapacious larva of a large water beetle (Hydrophilus piceus), and of other similar species. See Illust. of Water beetle..
Cephaloptera :: Cephaloptera (n.) One of the generic names of the gigantic ray (Manta birostris), known as devilfish and sea devil. It is common on the coasts of South Carolina, Florida, and farther south. Some of them grow to enormous size, becoming twenty feet of more across the body, and weighing more than a ton..
Imp :: Imp (n.) A young or inferior devil; a little, malignant spirit; a puny demon; a contemptible evil worker..
Satanical :: Satanical (a.) Of or pertaining to Satan; having the qualities of Satan; resembling Satan; extremely malicious or wicked; devilish; infernal.
Devil's Darning-needle :: Devil's darning-needle () A dragon fly. See Darning needle, under Darn, v. t..
Angel :: Angel (n.) One of a class of fallen angels; an evil spirit; as, the devil and his angels..
Deviltries :: Deviltries (pl. ) of Deviltr.
Willow :: Willow (n.) A machine in which cotton or wool is opened and cleansed by the action of long spikes projecting from a drum which revolves within a box studded with similar spikes; -- probably so called from having been originally a cylindrical cage made of willow rods, though some derive the term from winnow, as denoting the winnowing, or cleansing, action of the machine. Called also willy, twilly, twilly devil, and devil..
Octopus :: Octopus (n.) A genus of eight-armed cephalopods, including numerous species, some of them of large size. See Devilfish,.
Devilfish :: Devilfish (n.) A large cephalopod, especially the very large species of Octopus and Architeuthis. See Octopus..
Devil :: Devil (n.) The Evil One; Satan, represented as the tempter and spiritual of mankind..
Beelzebub :: Beelzebub (n.) The title of a heathen deity to whom the Jews ascribed the sovereignty of the evil spirits; hence, the Devil or a devil. See Baal..
Demon :: Demon (n.) An evil spirit; a devil.
Bedevil :: Bedevil (v. t.) To throw into utter disorder and confusion, as if by the agency of evil spirits; to bring under diabolical influence; to torment..
Diabolism :: Diabolism (n.) Character, action, or principles appropriate to the devil..
Shoddy :: Shoddy (v. t.) A fibrous material obtained by deviling, or tearing into fibers, refuse woolen goods, old stockings, rags, druggets, etc. See Mungo..
Devilries :: Devilries (pl. ) of Devilr.
Deuce :: Deuce (n.) The devil; a demon.
Sea Devil :: Sea devil () The angler.
Witch :: Witch (n.) One who practices the black art, or magic; one regarded as possessing supernatural or magical power by compact with an evil spirit, esp. with the Devil; a sorcerer or sorceress; -- now applied chiefly or only to women, but formerly used of men as well..
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