Devil

  • 41devil — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. demon; wretch, unfortunate (see evildoer). v. t., informal, bother, torment. See discontent. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The power opposed to God] Syn. Satan, demon, fiend, archenemy of God, powers of evil …

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  • 42devil of it — or[heck of it] {n. phr.} 1. The worst or most unlucky thing about a trouble or accident; the part that is most regrettable. * /Andy lost his notebook, and the devil of it was that the notebook contained all his homework for the coming week./ *… …

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  • 43devil of it — or[heck of it] {n. phr.} 1. The worst or most unlucky thing about a trouble or accident; the part that is most regrettable. * /Andy lost his notebook, and the devil of it was that the notebook contained all his homework for the coming week./ *… …

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  • 44devil — Twilly Twil ly, n. [C. {Willy}.] A machine for cleansing or loosening wool by the action of a revolving cylinder covered with long iron spikes or teeth; a willy or willying machine; called also {twilly devil}, and {devil}. See {Devil}, n., 6, and …

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  • 45devil — 1. noun /ˈdɛvəl/ a) A creature of hell. b) (the devil or the Devil) The chief devil; Satan. Syn: demon, Satan, Beelzebub …

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  • 46devil — Synonyms and related words: Abaddon, Apollyon, Baba Yaga, Beelzebub, Belial, Bowery bum, Lilith, Linotyper, Lucifer, Mafioso, Mephistopheles, Old Nick, Old Scratch, Satan, Succubus, Xanthippe, Young Turk, adventurer, adventuress, adversary,… …

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  • 47devil — noun 1) God and the Devil Syn: Satan, Beelzebub, Lucifer, the Prince of Darkness, the Evil One; informal Old Nick 2) he drove out the devils from their bodies Syn: evil spirit, demon, fiend, bogie; informal spook 3 …

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  • 48devil — [ˈdev(ə)l] noun 1) the Devil [singular] the most powerful evil spirit in many religions 2) [C] an evil spirit • poor/lucky devil informal used for saying how you feel about someone, especially someone that you like[/ex] talk / speak of the devil… …

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  • 49devil — Willow Wil low, n. [OE. wilowe, wilwe, AS. wilig, welig; akin to OD. wilge, D. wilg, LG. wilge. Cf. {Willy}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) Any tree or shrub of the genus {Salix}, including many species, most of which are characterized often used as… …

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  • 50DevIL — Developer s Image Library ou DevIL (originalement, OpenIL, nom changé suite à des plaintes de la part de Silicon Graphics), un projet de bibliothèque pour l image multiplateforme lancé par Denton Woods, capable de lire une quantité énorme de… …

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